Robert Downey Jr. Concerned Iron Man Would Hurt Acting Skills
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Robert Downey Jr. played Iron Man for 11 years, which he was worried might risk his strengths as an actor.
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Why Robert Downey Jr. was worried about playing Iron Man
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Robert Downey Jr. Concerned Iron Man Would Hurt Acting Skills
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TIL an Iron Man scene was taken from Robert Downey Jr.' s own life when the character he played, Tony Stark, screamed for a cheeseburger and then determined he would stop manufacturing
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