Robert Downey has more or less admitted that, since getting off drugs, he’s become a conservative.
Until his next fall from the wagon?
“Robert Downey has more or less admitted that, since getting off drugs, he’s become a conservative.”
You gotta have a real powerful career going to say that...he must be feeling pretty safe.
“Robert Downey has more or less admitted that, since getting off drugs, he’s become a conservative.”
Makes complete sense to me.
Mind on drugs, can’t think straight, self indulgent - liberal.
Clear mind, trying hard to stay clean, showing resolve - conservative.
From a NY Times article (found on Wikipedia):
Downey is quoted as saying: “I have a really interesting political point of view, and it’s not always something I say too loud at dinner tables here, but you can’t go from a $2,000-a-night suite at La Mirage to a penitentiary and really understand it and come out a liberal. You can’t. I wouldn’t wish that experience on anyone else, but it was very, very, very educational for me and has informed my proclivities and politics ever since.”
I like him even more now!
A storyline from the Iron Man comic has Tony Stark becoming an alcoholic. Downey want to take the franchise in that direction to explore the dark side of addiction.
Now, I’m just glad he’s off drugs.
He’s a fantastic actor and whatever his political leanings, he’s much better sober.