Robert Downey Jr Won't Quit Smoking

01 March 2009

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Robert Downey Jr. has quit all his vices apart from smoking.

The 'Tropic Thunder' actor - who has previously battled a number of addiction problems - admits he has no plans to give up cigarettes any time soon.

Robert, 43, said: "I quit smoking for 'Iron Man' and once it was done I started smoking again. I heard it is better not to smoke, but I'm not so sure.

All I did was eat cheeseburgers and smoke camel cigarettes for three months. You have got to be in good shape to make it through that.

"I do tons of weightlifting and martial arts anyway, so I stepped up my Wing Chun Kung Fu. I like staying in shape for a movie. Normally you pay for personal trainers, so it's great when you can keep fit at someone else's expense. I run a lot of miles and eat a lot of the cereal Wheaties."

Although Robert likes to keep in shape for most of his films, certain roles demand a different approach.

When he was filming war comedy 'Tropic Thunder' - in which he played method actor Kirk Lazarus - Robert indulged himself by eating junk food.

He explained: "All I did was eat cheeseburgers and smoke camel cigarettes for three months. You have got to be in good shape to make it through that."