Quotes by Robert Dowling

“I thought that was a surprise. Cold Mountain and [director Anthony] Minghella were kind of left out.”

“What Jackson and [his] team did is a case study in filmmaking,”

“probably within a months time.”

“But its going to be up to him. Im just speculating now ... but I think at least a couple of weeks, maybe a little bit longer,”

“Hes anxious to get out and show the world that hes just a normal guy that kind of had a bad set of circumstances fall on him and how he was able to deal with that. I think he wants to get a little stronger and feel more confident, ... But I think [hell be released] relatively soon.”

“Were just very pleased with his progress.”

“When we first had him he was very aware of his limited survival of his own mortality, and I think every day that he has he views as a blessing, ... We had a video conference with some of the other surgeons and nurses that are involved in the project, and his one message to them was Life is wonderful.”

“Hes just happy to be here with us and happy to be able to breathe without any effort and get up and so forth,”

“Bob became a dear friend to all of us. We will miss Bobs laugh, his sense of humor and his fighting spirit. Our sympathy and support go out to his family and to all those who knew and loved Bob. His pioneering spirit will long live on in the fight against heart disease.”

“Its phenomenal. Its what we had hoped for, but we often hope for the best possible scenario. You dont often get it, but in this case we got it.”

I would rather fail as an artist than succeed as anything else.