Robert Redford

Robert Redford in C.E.2006

Charles Robert Redford Jr. (C.E.1936 – living), American actor and director.
• Award: Common people; Best Director (C.E.1981); Oscar for Lifetime Achievement (C.E.2002)

Quotes by Robert Redford:

• I've always appreciated diversity. I believe that American culture is founded on diversity and for this reason it is still alive and inspiring. I grew up in what you might call an unfortunate part of Los Angeles, where there wasn't much to do but experience the differences, go to different places, and hear different stories. (quoted in Dizionario degli attori: Gli attori del nostro tempo, edited by Gabriele Rifilato, Rai-Eri, C.E.2005, Rome. ISBN 8839712895)
• [On the Deepwater Horizon oil rig environmental disaster] The Gulf disaster is worse than a terrible oil leak. It’s the product of a failed energy policy that looked at profits before people and environment.
• Today it’s easy to think of the Watergate as a single event. It was a story that unfolded over 26 months and required many acts of courage and honesty on the part of Americans across the political spectrum. The system worked. Faced with the greatest scrutiny, the checks and balances designed by the Constitution worked. [...] Once upon a time, during a time of national crisis, politicians on both sides of the aisle put aside political factionalism to uncover the truth. There was a time when Democrats and Republicans came together to bring about a peaceful end to a corrupt and criminal presidency. There was a time when members of Congress put the defense of our democracy above the interests of the parties, in pursuit of the greater good. Once upon a time.

It's easy now to think of Watergate as a single event. It wasn't; it was a story that unfolded over 26 months and demanded many acts of bravery and honesty by Americans across the political spectrum. The system worked. The checks and balances the Constitution was designed to create functioned when put to their biggest test. [...] There was a time during a period of national crisis when politicians from both sides of the aisle put partisan politics aside to uncover the truth. There was a time when Democrats and Republicans united to navigate a peaceful ending to a corrupt and criminal presidency. There was a time when members of Congress placed defending our democracy above party interests for the greater good. There was a time.

• Good and accurate journalism defends our democracy. It’s one of the most effective weapons at our disposal to contain the power-hungry. I've always said that All the President's Men is a violent movie. No shots are fired, but words are used as if they were weapons.

Sound and accurate journalism defends our democracy. It's one of the most effective weapons we have to restrain the power-hungry. I always said that "All the President's Men" was a violent movie. No shots were fired, but words were used as weapons.

Quotes about Robert Redford:

• I think he hates me a little, because after all, this year, the year of his professional "boom", there has been more talk about him by virtue of our flirtation than for his performances as an actor! (Barbra Streisand)

Redford is a very good collaborator, a kind of alter ego for me: he was that young prince who was blond in appearance, but who had a much darker interior. It was clearly a metaphor for America. And most of the stories we've done together have become love movies, romantic movies. In my opinion, he was the ideal prototype of this kind of event. We never got tired of working together. We've always been somewhat demanding of each other, trying to get the most out of each of us, and we didn't waste time knowing what would work or not. It was a great advantage: we knew each other perfectly. (Sydney Pollack)