Artist Quotes by Robert Redford

8 Artist quotes by Robert Redford

Redford’s love for the arts extends beyond his screen presence. This compact selection offers his perspective on what it means to be an artist in today’s world.

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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…

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As an artist I just can't think of a better life than the one I've been blessed with. It's just a great…

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The world around us is in a sea change, and I think the glory of art is that it cannot only survive…

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

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When I was a kid I was not a good student. I went to the University of Colarado, my grades were poor.…

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I can't think of anything outside of having the gift yourself and creating yourself. I can't think of the next better thing…

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When I started, I was an artist; I wanted to be an artist. I became an actor almost by accident. I acted…

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Ideas aren't real estate, they grow collectively and that knocks out the egotistical loneliness that generally infects art.

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When I became successful, I put up a caution. I didn't think it was fair to have the shadow of that kind of success…

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

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

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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…

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The country is so wounded, bleeding, and hurt right now. The country needs to be healed-it's not going to be healed from the top,…

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

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Criticism challenges current findings. The effort to defend one's position can lead to deeper insights or consideration of options previously not considered.

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There's a lot of money to be made by strip-mining and drilling the dirtiest oil on the planet. But why should the rest of…

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I've been very fortunate in that I've had wonderful relationships with people I've worked with.

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I've always liked speed. I own a car that I shouldn't be talking about because I'm an environmentalist, but the 1955 Porsche Spyder 550…

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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…

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Usually I like to improvise. Sometimes, depending on the nature of the piece, I like to improvise because I think it brings a certain…

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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.

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What I would do is when I was younger I would draw in a sketch book something that happened in my life and then…

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