Criticism challenges current findings. The effort to defend one's position can lead to deeper insights or consideration of options previously not considered. Robert Redford More Quotes by Robert Redford More Quotes From Robert Redford I used to feel competitive about a career, but now the only things I'm really passionate about are my family, the environment and Indians. Robert Redford passionateenvironmentcareers So what if my face is falling apart? I don't give a damn. Anyway, it gives me character. Everyone thinks that they can stay pretty forever but some come out of Beverly Hills surgeries looking scary to me. Robert Redford characterfallthinking Let's get something straight - I don't see myself as beautiful. Robert Redford beautiful It's all about greed and money and it's the driving force in Hollywood. Robert Redford drivinghollywoodgreed Sometimes the failures can be exciting and fun. It's just a step on the road, it's not the end of something. Robert Redford stepsfunsometimes Once the festival achieved a certain level of notoriety, then people began to come here with agendas that were not the same as ours. We can't do anything about that. We can't control that. Robert Redford agendaslevelspeople I remember my dad came from Ireland and Scotland, and so he carried with him the fear of poverty. So when I wanted to break loose, it kind of made him very nervous. Robert Redford scotlandpovertydad 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 strongairkids Any time I saw people treated unfairly because of race, creed, whatever - it struck a nerve. Robert Redford nervesracepeople 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 conservatismpoliticalutah I love making films more than anything, but it's tough. Robert Redford love-makingtoughfilm He's meant to be that classic Homer, Ulysses, Hercules - a character who goes out or has some gift of some kind. He goes on a journey of discovery and part of that is falling into darkness - the temptations of life. Robert Redford journeycharacterfall I don't see myself as beautiful. I was a kid who was freckle-faced, and they used to call me 'hay head.' Robert Redford haybeautifulkids I think documentary filmmakers need as much protection as possible under journalist's privilege. How else is the public to know what is going on? Robert Redford documentariesneedsthinking I'm not much interested in sport just as sport. I wouldn't be interested in making a golf film or baseball or fishing film. Robert Redford baseballgolfsports 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 looking-goodwishkids Golf has become so manicured, so perfect. The greens, the fairways. I don't like golf carts. I like walking. Some clubs won't let you in unless you have a caddy and a cart. Robert Redford clubsperfectgolf I am a cynical optimist. Big opening weekends are like cotton candy. The films you will remember over time are the films that stick in the consciousness of the audience in a good way. Robert Redford cotton-candycynicalweekend Generally speaking, I went through that. I came to a place where I realised what true value was. It wasn't money. Money is a means to achieving an end, but it's not the end. Robert Redford achievetalkingmean The way you really find out about the performer's seriousness about the cause is how long they stay with it when the spotlight gets turned off. You see a lot of celebrities switch gears. They go from the environment to animal rights to obesity or whatever. That I don't have a lot of respect for. Robert Redford rightsanimallong
