I was young and crazy, Downey Jr. said by way of explanation.

He said to Whoopi Goldberg, his costar in the 1991 comedySoapdish,Whoopi remembers.

We were on those tracks together, agreed Goldberg.

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.Courtesy of Universal Pictures

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Downey also expressed happiness for his nomination forOppenheimerthis year.

Downey Jr. plays U.S. Atomic Energy Commission chairman Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolans Best Picture contender.

The 96th Academy Awards will air live on Sunday, March 10, from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

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