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“Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I played - skiing, baseball, fishing - there is no greater example than golf, because you're playing against yourself and nature.”

Quote by Robert Redford

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Robert Redford, born on August 18, 1936, is a renowned American actor. His acting career began in the 1950s, and he gained international recognition with his outstanding performances in several classic films. Redford is not only an actor but also a director and producer, whose works hold an important place in the history of cinema. more

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“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.”

Ifs Thinking Made Country Eye Film Lying Artist Black White Grew Grew Up Red Areas Blue Critical Complexity Gray Black And White Gray Area Red And Blue

Author:Robert Redford

“As an actor and as a person you come together with being in familiar territory although that has not been my whole life. That's been a part of it. I think a lot of people associate me with the west because of Sundance.”

People Thinking Persons Whole Together Actors West Whole Life Familiar Territory Associates Sundance

Author:Robert Redford

“It is mother's influence during the crucial formative years that forms a child's basic character. Home is the place where a child learns faith, feels love, and thereby learns from mother's loving example to choose righteousness.”

Feels Years Children Character Home Form Mother Influence Example Righteousness Crucial Formative Years

Book:The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson

Source: The Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson

“For me, personally, skiing holds everything. I used to race cars, but skiing is a step beyond that. It removes the machinery and puts you one step closer to the elements. And it's a complete physical expression of freedom.”

Used Race Steps Car Expression Elements Remove Machinery Skiing Race Car

Author:Robert Redford

“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.”

Mean Ends Values Talking Achieve Realised True Value

Author:Robert Redford

“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.”

Perfect Walking Golf Clubs Carts Golf Carts Shopping Carts

Author:Robert Redford

“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.”

Kind Character Fall Darkness Journey Goes On Discovery Temptation Classic Meant To Be Life Journey Ulysses

Author:Robert Redford

“Hollywood was not a place I dreamed of getting to. I never could take seriously the obsession people have about being a celebrity or getting to Hollywood - I was born next door.”

People Next Born Doors Hollywood Obsession

Author:Robert Redford

“I had just arrived in New York from California. I was nineteen years old and excited beyond belief. I was an art student and an acting student and behaved as most young actors did - meaning that there was no such thing as a good actor, 'cause you yourself hadn't shown up yet.”

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Author:Robert Redford

“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.”

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Author:Robert Redford