Rob Reiner Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

Every single person in jail for a violent crime had a nightmare childhood.

Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect.

I know how sobering and exhausting parenthood is. But the reality is that our children's future depends on us as parents. Because we know that the first years truly last forever.

I like writing because you can make things happen and turn out the way they never do in real life.

It's a very slow process - two steps forward, one step back - but I'm inching in the right direction.

People can be ignorant and still have loving, human qualities.

Something is wrong here, and it's more than easy access to guns or violence on TV. It's about lack of love and attachment to loving people early in life.

The problem we have right now in Washington is we don't have the face of a leader.

Trivia

Rob Reiner was opposed to a law requiring girls under 18 to seek parental consent to an abortion.

Rob Reiner is the son of Carl Reiner, who is a writer, actor and producer as well.

Rob Reiner was married to Penny Marshall from 1971 until 1979. He later married Michele Singer in 1989 and as of 2007, they are still married.

Rob Reiner graduated from Beverly Hills High School in 1964.

In 2002, Rob Reiner was listed as the director of three movies that were ranked in the American Film Institute's list of Top 100 U.S. love stories. They were When Harry Met Sally ranked number 25, The American President ranked number 75, and The Princess Bride ranked number 88.

In 2000, Rob Reiner was a supporter for Al Gore during the presidential election.

In 1998, Robert Reiner spearheaded a ballot initiative in California to add a tax on cigarettes to pay for early childhood development programs. It passed by a narrow margin.

Robert Reiner's best friend is legendary comedian Billy Cyrstal. They were born only eight days apart in New York.

During the filming of All In The Family, Rob wore a toupee.

Rob Reiner joined the long list of celebrities lampooned by South Park. It happened in South Park episode 109 entitled "Butt Out."