“Nine-year-old me dressed as a homeless person, but I had a badge, fake mustache, and aviators. I was HoboCop, naturally.” PoliceHalloween CostumeHoboBadgeRobocopFake Mustache Book:DELETE2 Source: DELETE2
“After 'The Empire Strikes Back,' I got to make big films that I didn't care about, 'Never Say Never Again' and 'RoboCop 2,' and then I got too old.” BigsCareFilmStrikesEmpiresNever Say NeverStrike BackEmpire Strikes BackRobocop Author:Irvin Kershner
“I love the sharpness and political tone of RoboCop and I think that such a film is now urgently needed.” ThinkingFilmPoliticalNeededToneSharpnessRobocop Author:Jose Padilha
“How do you make RoboCop? How do you slowly bring a guy to be a robot? How do you actually take humanity out of someone and how do you program a brain, so to speak, and how does that affect an individual?” DoeGuyHumanityIndividualSpeakBrainProgramRobotsRobocop Author:Jose Padilha
“RoboCop the first movie was fantastic. But even if there was no movie, the concept of RoboCop is brilliant, first because it lends itself to a lot of social criticism, but also because it poses a question, 'When do you lose your humanity?” IfsFirstsHumanitySocialLosesConceptsCriticismBrilliantFantasticRobocop Author:Jose Padilha
“The original WAS a fun film. [Paul] Verhoeven made a couple of 'Robocops' that were so great, too. I think the level of excitement is great and Arnie [Schwarzenegger] was particularly charismatic with that chopped up English, and the size of the man with his confidence and sense of humor.” ThinkingMenMadeFilmFunLevelsHe ManCoupleOriginalsSizeExcitementSense Of HumorCharismaticSchwarzeneggerRobocop Author:Colin Farrell
“Hot Fuzz in a strange way, for me, summons up the spirit of watching R-rated films that I was too young to watch. I was 14, 13 maybe, when Robocop came out. Seeing Robocop at my brother's friend's house, and not really supposed to be watching it, because it was [rated] 18 and I was 13. That mind-blowing experience, because not only is it a great film, but it feels illicit.” WayFeelsMindFilmYoungSpiritHouseWatchesSeeingStrangeBrotherHotSupposed To BeMy BrotherMind BlowingGreat FilmRobocop Author:Edgar Wright
“I used to throw up before I went on stage, every time. Even though it's only 200 people in the audience, and a movie like RoboCop is going to be seen by many, many people, I know I'd be much more nervous doing a play than being on set shooting.” PeopleKnowsPlayUsedAudienceStageNervousShootingRobocop Author:Joel Kinnaman
“If we weren't doing remakes, nobody would know who Shakespeare was. I'm not saying that RoboCop is Shakespeare, but it's a way we're retelling. That's what we do as human beings. We retell our favorite stories.” IfsKnowsWayHumansStoriesHuman BeingsRemakesRetellingRobocop Author:Joel Kinnaman
“With RoboCop, I couldn't be happier because it's such a quality director.José Padilha is a young master.” YoungQualityMastersDirectorsRobocop Author:Joel Kinnaman
“'Chappie' would be like 'RoboCop,' but hilarious. If you mixed 'Robocop' with 'E.T.' and it was... funny, that's what it is.” IfsWould BeRobocop Author:Neill Blomkamp
“Excuse me, I have to go. Somewhere there is a crime happening.” CrimeHappeningsExcuseExcuse MeRobocop Author:Joel Kinnaman
“I think I've seen the first 'RoboCop' like 15 or 20 times. I'm like a kid that way.” ThinkingWayFirstsKidsRobocop Author:Joel Kinnaman
“RoboCop was maybe the best summer of my entire life.” SummerBeing The BestRobocop Author:Miguel Ferrer
“There is no comparing the brutality and cynicism of today's pop culture with that of forty years ago: from High Noon to Robocop is a long descent.” YearsLongTodayCultureSocietyYears AgoPopsCompareFortyCynicismPop CultureBrutalityNoonDescentRobocop Author:Charles Krauthammer