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Be careful of success; it has a dark side.

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

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.

From Robert Redford

It felt to me like America was always wanting to resolve things too quickly, without thinking through what the costs and consequences would be and how that affects an individual living in that world. Then as I grew up and went about my life, I think I just got more and more interested in that gray area where things are not so easily quantified.

From Robert Redford

Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better.

From Robert Redford

Storytelling is important. Part of human continuity.

From 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.

From 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.

From Robert Redford

I'm not interested in a film about golf but I am interested in golf as a metaphor.

From Robert Redford

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.

From Robert Redford

Robert Redford

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