Americans For The Arts Awards 2006

Robert presented his co-star in "Zodiac", Jake Gyllenhaal, with the 2006 Young Artist Award for Artistic Excellence at the Americans For The Arts Awards on October 16. The event took place at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City.

QUOTE FROM JAKE ONSTAGE: "I love Robert. We worked together on a movie and we became really close after that. It's very rare that you have an experience like that and you keep a real friendship. When you keep that connection and it means something and it's deep to you, that’s awesome - and that's what Robert and I have."

QUOTE FROM ROBERT AFTER THE EVENT: "He's just the real deal. What I respect about him is his process. The people that I hang out with, the people that I hang with that I'm close with, the people I respect - sometimes it' an external thing, but largely it's his character. Are you living by a set of principles that you really adhere to? And I see him doin' it, and that's why I got his back forever."