He’s an artist, a traveller, a rebel, a partier, a charmer, a doer of everything to excess, a romantic, a disillusioned grieving man who hasn’t let himself face the sorrows of his past because he believes, down deep, they are all his fault.

He also looks like this:

Ohhhhh, yes.

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   At 11:07 am Rachel said:

   Ohhhhh double plus yes!

   Naughty, naughty bad boy Mr Downey Jr is just perfect for the job. Delish. This book sounds superb–hurry up and get it finished!

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   At 12:06 pm Rachael Johns said:

   I likes the sound and look of him

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   At 1:12 pm Julie said:

   I have this photo on the desktop of my computer. I am just drooling ALL THE TIME.

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4. 
   At 1:12 pm Laura said:

   GOOD.
   CHOICE.

   

   (I just watched him in Sherlock Holmes.)

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   At 1:22 pm Julie said:

   Yes, me too. Stupid movie. Fantastic man.

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   At 1:25 pm Laura said:

   Haha, very true.
   I loved his character in Ally McBeal, for some reason.

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   At 2:06 pm Kris Starr said:

   Um, yes. That’ll do.

   Hey, we actually liked Sherlock Holmes. A big ol’ bouncy ball of fun, it was. The best part was the “old married couple” bickering between RDjr. and Jude Law. Hehe.

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   At 2:46 pm Julie said:

   Yes, I liked the bickering, and I liked the way Holmes calculated every blow he made when he got into a fist fight. It was fun. I enjoyed it, once I got over my Sherlock Holmes fan desire for accuracy. So you’re right, Kris, I’ll take back the “stupid”, though I have to say I can’t remember much of the plot.

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9. 
   At 3:05 pm Shelley said:

   He definitely curls my toes…

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10. 
    At 6:10 pm Lara said:

    I want to make him better.

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11. 
    At 7:43 pm Julie said:

    Sigh. I know.

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12. 
    At 5:37 am Lacey Devlin said:

    Yum

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13. 
    At 9:54 am Kate Hardy said:

    20 years’ time and he’s going to be Keith Richards

    (Lovely pic. It was his portrayal of Chaplin that made me sit up and think, wow…)

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    At 12:06 pm Kate Johnson said:

    Oh, the damage. I do LOVE a damaged hero!

    But I want to know what the rest of that headline says. Io sono = I am. I am what, Robert? I am what?

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15. 
    At 12:16 pm Laura said:

    Ha, I daren’t say!

    His son’s taller than him now, but when he was younger they were soo cute together.

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16. 
    At 12:50 pm Julie said:

    Kate H, do you think he’ll wear the eyeliner??

    Kate J, yes. Damaged. In real life, run a million miles. In fiction—bring it on!!!

    I think there is a very good reason why you and I write and read this kind of novel.

    Let’s finish the headline for Robert, shall we?

    I AM THE OWNER OF A GREAT HAIRDO.

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17. 
    At 12:50 pm Julie said:

    I AM FOND OF SMOKING TOPLESS IN A RANDOM APARTMENT SOMEWHERE.

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18. 
    At 12:51 pm Julie said:

    I AM ABOUT TO SET THIS JUMPER ON FIRE IF I DON’T TAP THE ASH OFF MY FAG SOON.

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19. 
    At 12:51 pm Julie said:

    I have no clue how to translate any of that into Italian…ggg

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    At 3:09 pm Kate Johnson said:

    Uh, Julie, what’s that reason? Are we both completely cuckoo?

    I AM…SASHA FIERCE.

    Sorry, couldn’t resist.

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    At 7:09 pm Anonymous said:

    Oh no! He so doesn’t do it for me. But I loved Kate’s comment “20 years’ time and he’s going to be Keith Richards”.

    Good job we’re all different, eh?

    Hope you have a lovely Easter.
    Jan xx

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    At 10:24 am Julie said:

    I AM NOT REALLY BEYONCE.

    I AM NOT JAN’S CUP OF TEA SO THERE IS MORE OF ME FOR JULIE.

    Have a lovely Easter, too, Jan.

    Kate, I think the cuckoo theory is the most reasonable, don’t you?

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    At 12:51 pm queenofparks said:

    Here’s my attempt at a translation: ‘He had his first [joint, I think?] when he was small, with his father. Then crack, heroin, [something else]:’For twenty years I’ve followed/served my dark side’. He seemed finished as a man and as an actor. But here he is today in the [something] of a superhero that something somethings a lot.’ He certainly does something something a lot!

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    At 1:25 pm Kate Johnson said:

    My schoolgirl Italian is less rusty than utterly biodegraded.

    I’d hazard at: His first joint when he was small, with his father. Then crack, heroine, and prison. “For twenty years I served my dark side (could also be obscure, humble, gloomy, but I think dark fits better).” He seemed finished as a man and as an actor. But now today he’s wearing the role of a superhero whom he much resembles.

    I had to look up a few things, and I’m still not sure about ‘nei panni’ which literally means ‘in the clothes’. But that’s about the gist, I think.

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25. 
    At 8:10 pm Julie said:

    Damn, I thought it translated to, “I love Julie Cohen and I want her to have my little Downey Jr Jrs.”

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26. 
    At 7:11 pm Kate Johnson said:

    Well, I told you my Italian was rusty. It could obviously mean that.

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