Quote of the Day (Robert Downey Jr., on Genre Vs. ‘Important’ Movies)

“There is no guarantee that doing a movie you think is 'important' isn't going to be the worst piece of tripe I've ever had to sit through. Or that this kind of two-dimensional genre movie I'm doing isn't actually going to be thoroughly entertaining. Isn't that why you went to the movies to begin with?”—Oscar-winning actor Robert Downey Jr. quoted by Chris Heath, “RD3,” GQ, May 2013

This is the argument that Hollywood has been making since at least 1938, when Marie Antoinette and The Adventures of Robin Hood both premiered. Which is more fondly remembered—and, I would say, viewed—these days?

The image accompanying this post shows Robert Downey Jr. speaking at the 4 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Avengers: Age of Ultron," at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. It was taken on July 26, 2014, by Gage Skidmore.