Hey folks Sam Jones here.

Welcome to another edition of off-camera, the show where I get to talk to iconic, creative, curious artists, and find out how they got that way and in this episode I sit down with actor Robert Downey Jr

You know good old Robert Downey Jr is back for a second time and his career has gone quite well since his last

appearance all the way back on episode five of off-camera well now it's our

200th episode and Robert is here to remind us that great conversations should be unconventional, surprising, and sometimes

just downright weird.

Check, check, and check.

Since the last time he was here, Robert's Iron Man legend has grown exponentially thanks to the massive

success of Marvel's Avengers franchise and the recent release of the final installment,

Avengers Endgame. But if we rewind the tape, Robert's journey on the project, like Director John Favros,

started at a low point. As he tells it, we were two people who had a film we were passionate

about, come out the same weekend and bomb.

His was Zathura and mine was Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Well, their mutual come up and's led to a creative bond and a big brother relationship.

As Robert explains, if that kind of synergy happens

when you're doing a movie, it's going to be great.

End of story.

Finding people who encourage and legitimize

his creativity has been a theme for Robert, who, despite moments of personal turmoil, possesses a deep-seated work ethic.

Growing up, he was Bob Downey's kid, the son of a groundbreaking counterculture filmmaker whose view of the

industry was the following. Anybody can act, few can direct, and nobody can write.

Talk about humble beginnings. Robert joins off camera to talk about quitting

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