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Robert Redford

American Actor

Born: Aug 18, 1936

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I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend? Robert Redford

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I have no regrets, because I've done everything I could to the best of my ability. Robert Redford

Best Everything Ability No Regrets Could Because Done Regrets

When you get older, you learn certain life lessons. You apply that wisdom, and suddenly you say, 'Hey, I've got a new lease on this thing. So let's go.' Robert Redford

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Part of me is drawn to the nature of sadness because I think life is sad, and sadness is not something that should be avoided or denied. It's a fact of life, like contradictions are. Robert Redford

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I just wanted to paint and sketch and tell stories by drawing. Robert Redford

Drawing Tell Just Wanted Stories Sketch Paint

I'm interested in that thing that happens where there's a breaking point for some people and not for others. You go through such hardship, things that are almost impossibly difficult, and there's no sign that it's going to get any better, and that's the point when people quit. But some don't. Robert Redford

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I believe the American people care a lot about the environment. Robert Redford

People Care Believe About Environment Lot American American People

All of the films that I've made are about the country I live in and grew up in... And I think if you're going to put an artist's eye to it, you're going to put a critical eye to it. I've always been interested in the gray area that exists between the black and white, or the red and blue, and that's where complexity lies. Robert Redford

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Because, you know, you're in Utah. And because of its political conservatism, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. Robert Redford

You Political Conservatism Know Make Because Anywhere Utah

If you want to slice into America, it's pretty red, white, and blue in terms of how it goes about things, but there's a gray area there, and I've always been interested in where things are complicated. Robert Redford

Journalism has changed tremendously because of the democratization of information. Anybody can put something up on the Internet. It's harder and harder to find what the truth is. Robert Redford

Truth Truth Is Internet Changed Tremendously Find Something Put Journalism Because Democratization Up Anybody Information Harder

When I was a kid, nobody told me I was good-looking. I wish they had. I would've had a better time. Robert Redford

Time Me Better Wish Kid Had Better Time Good-Looking Nobody

Never revisit the past, that's dangerous. You know, move on. Robert Redford

You Dangerous Past Move On Never Know Revisit Move

It's an honor putting art above politics. Politics can be seductive in terms of things reductive to the soul. Robert Redford

Politics Art Soul Honor Seductive Above Putting Terms Things

Sundance was started as a mechanism for the discovery of new voices and new talent. Robert Redford

Sundance Voices New Talent Discovery Mechanism Started

I was seen in earlier years by family members and people of authority as somebody wasting his time. I had trouble with the restrictions of conformity. It made me edgy. Robert Redford

Time Family Me People Made Somebody Seen Trouble Members Restrictions Had Edgy His Years Authority Family Members Conformity Wasting Earlier

I've been able to carve out spaces for myself. At Sundance, I'm in the mountains - my property is private. I get on a horse and ride for three, four hours. Sometimes five. I get lost. But when I'm in, I'm in. Robert Redford

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Park City is developing itself, almost to death. Robert Redford

Death City Park Developing Almost Itself

Money speaks in Utah. Robert Redford

Money Speaks Utah

I have a lot of land. I bought it because I had a very strong feeling. I was in my early twenties, and I had grown up in Los Angeles and had seen that city slide off into the sea from the city I knew as a little kid. It lost its identity - suddenly there was cement everywhere and the green was gone and the air was bad - and I wanted out. Robert Redford

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I can't go into a bar anywhere without someone starting to play 'the Entertainer'. Robert Redford

Entertainer Someone Without Go Anywhere Bar Play Starting

Ambiguity is something that I really respond to. I like the complexity of it. Robert Redford

Respond Complexity Something Like Ambiguity Really

Storytelling is important. Part of human continuity. Robert Redford

Important Part Important Part Continuity Human Storytelling

I didn't know the technical language of filmmaking, so I said, 'OK, I'm going to do my own storyboard,' because I had to explain to the crew and the technical people what I wanted. Robert Redford

People Language Own Crew OK My Own Had Know Because Said Going Wanted Storyboard Explain Technical Filmmaking

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