Robert was at Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World event on 8th May. I added the pictures to the gallery!

This weekend was ruled by Marvel Comics gold and red Avenger IRON MAN, and the movie’s success was thanks in no small part to leading man Robert Downey Jr. The actor who has had an extremely varied past both in his personal and private life, is extremely candid when speaking about being involved with a major new franchise and how he thinks elements from the comic books like Tony Stark’s alcoholism should be handled.
“Well, seeing as how I will entirely be calling the shots for IRON MAN two, three and seven; I don’t know,” he laughs. “I think an interesting way to address that would be to do it not in an obvious way. My idea is that it’s like it’s Tony’s fortieth birthday and he’s drinking and having fun and then he’s drinking way too much and it’s not cool anymore and then he thinks he’s just starting to have fun and then he says and does things and experiences things or gets himself trouble with someone who winds up being a nemesis later on. I think it’s better to mythologize something like that. I think that you can actually get more out of it that way, but what do I know.” (more…)

I have added recent event pictures of Robert. They are of him vsiting The Late Show With David Letterman, Ringing the Opening Bell At The New York Stock Exchange, and at the LA premiere of Iron Man!