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Robert Downey Jr: 'I would kill for my two kittens'
Published Wednesday, Dec 28 2011, 02:19 GMT | By Jennifer Still | 1 comment
Robert Downey Jr has joked that he would "kill" to protect his pet kittens.
The Avengers star admitted that he was not originally keen on the idea of adopting a stray animal, but has changed his mind since welcoming the two male cats into his family.
"I would kill for these young, sweet little feline souls, these two boys. I would protect them with my life," Downey Jr explained to Men's Fitness magazine.
"Eighteen months ago, I'm saying, 'I don't want any rescue pets within 100 yards of either of my residences, I'm sorry. I don't want some, like, tripod abused animal'. I was adamantly opposed to the whole idea."
Downey Jr went on to say that not everyone is as crazy about his new pets as he is, adding: "I've become one of those people where the missus is like, 'They don't want to see iPhone pictures of our kittens right now. Stop it'. And I can't watch those commercials (for animal cruelty prevention) any more. They kill me."
The Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows actor recently claimed that he is "too lazy" to be a method actor, revealing that he worked with a dialogue coach to perfect his accent in the film.
Watch the trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows below:
The Avengers star admitted that he was not originally keen on the idea of adopting a stray animal, but has changed his mind since welcoming the two male cats into his family.
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"I would kill for these young, sweet little feline souls, these two boys. I would protect them with my life," Downey Jr explained to Men's Fitness magazine.
"Eighteen months ago, I'm saying, 'I don't want any rescue pets within 100 yards of either of my residences, I'm sorry. I don't want some, like, tripod abused animal'. I was adamantly opposed to the whole idea."
Downey Jr went on to say that not everyone is as crazy about his new pets as he is, adding: "I've become one of those people where the missus is like, 'They don't want to see iPhone pictures of our kittens right now. Stop it'. And I can't watch those commercials (for animal cruelty prevention) any more. They kill me."
The Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows actor recently claimed that he is "too lazy" to be a method actor, revealing that he worked with a dialogue coach to perfect his accent in the film.
Watch the trailer for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows below:
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