In 1982, the Santa Monica High School junior quit school to pursue a career in acting. "I consider myself intelligent, but being a high school dropout, I might not have pursued certain skills," Downey later admitted. "There's the whole planning-your-life thing. Was there some class I missed during the last semester of my senior year that would have made it all come together?"
Robert Downey Jr.
In 1982, the Santa Monica High School junior quit school to pursue a career in acting. "I consider myself intelligent, but being a high school dropout, I might not have pursued certain skills," Downey later admitted. "There's the whole planning-your-life thing. Was there some class I missed during the last semester of my senior year that would have made it all come together?"