Robert Redford

“Storytellers don't have borders.”

“Some people have analysis paralysis, they overthink things. I'm a little bit of the opposite. I'm more of an action person.”

“The way you make a movie is you cast it. That's 80 percent of it.”

“Art is a lovely lie.”

“For me, the most important thing is to continue to play characters who are not like me. That's the whole idea of acting.”

“I'm not a big fan of revenge. It's a waste of time and energy.”

“I'm a storyteller. That's what I do. I tell stories.”

“Health is a gift, but you have to work at it. You have to make it a priority.”

“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?”

“The older you get, the more you have to talk about, and the less you have to prove.”

“I'm interested in that thing that happens where there's a breaking point for a person and they have to make a choice.”

“I have a love of the visual. I'm a sucker for a good landscape.”

“You have to be willing to fail, to fall flat on your face. Otherwise, you'll never try anything new.”

“When you're a director, you're the general. You're the one who has to make the decisions.”

“I've always been drawn to the country.”

“I'm not a political animal, but I'm a political person. I have strong beliefs.”