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Robert Duvall Quotes

You really have to soak up the culture of the people to get it right. If you’re making a fiction film, it’s entertainment, but you want it to be as real as possible Picture Quote #1

What people don’t understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher’s wife. From Alberta down to Texas I’ve known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people Picture Quote #1

There’s a lot of ignorance in our business... Everybody’s an authority. To have your own vision is rewarding Picture Quote #1

You get below the Mason-Dixon line and you have some of the best music, culture, the two races, the literature, and it’s so rich Picture Quote #1

But for me, the challenge is how you turn a character into behavior. Once the director says ‘action’, you just try to live between those two worlds Picture Quote #1

Seeing your name on the list for KP or guard duty when you’re in the Army is like reading a bad review Picture Quote #1

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The tango is a very interior dance. It’s not an exterior - it’s not flashy and all over the floor. It’s a very interior dance when you see the old guys dance in the clubs. I learned everything from the old guys in the clubs Picture Quote #1

Stripping away artifice - it’s the constant standard I aim for in acting, to approximate life. People talk about being bigger than life - but there’s nothing bigger than life Picture Quote #1

We’re all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth ‘til death. We travel between the eternities Picture Quote #1

You know, Hollywood sometimes tends to patronize the interior of the United States. As Horton Foote used to say, the great Texas playwright, that a lot of people from New York don’t know what goes on beyond the South Jersey Shore Picture Quote #1

The most solitary I ever felt was when I was living in New York. I used to live in Enrico Caruso’s old apartment, and I had a special staircase that took me up to the roof. There was nobody up there Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you don’t prepare much. I mean, when I did ‘Lonesome Dove’ way back I rode horses day and night for like three or four months, and that got me ready for that Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes directors will hire you and say, ‘Oh, we love your work.’ And then they start to tell you how to do it. I say, ‘Hey, man, back off. You hired me to do it. Let me do it.’ Picture Quote #1

I think there are more good young actors now than ever. It’s a medium that everyone wants to be connected with - it is such a hip medium going into the 21st century Picture Quote #1

Spending two years on my uncle’s ranch in Montana as a young man gave me the wisdom and the thrust to do westerns Picture Quote #1

It’s like kids playing house: ‘You play the father, I’ll play the mother.’ You know, you dress up, you play, they pay, you go home. It’s a game - acting’s a game Picture Quote #1

I’ve always liked country music. It’s a certain aspect of America that goes back to the British Isles and the influence is very native to America Picture Quote #1

I’ll keep on acting ‘til they wipe the drool. I like the business. I like to do different parts and diverse characters. I haven’t lost my enthusiasm yet! Picture Quote #1

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When I knew nothing, I thought I could do anything Picture Quote #1

I’m a man without a corporation Picture Quote #1

Around my own friends, I like to mess around Picture Quote #1

Being a star is an agent’s dream, not an actor’s Picture Quote #1

I like to do things that I develop from the ground up Picture Quote #1

I love the smell of juice boxes in the morning Picture Quote #1

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My uncle always said that I could have been a rancher Picture Quote #1

You have a little bit of feeling for everyone you play Picture Quote #1

I take a vitamin every day; it’s called a steak Picture Quote #1

If you don’t have heroes in the beginning, you don’t grow Picture Quote #1

Never use money to measure wealth, son Picture Quote #1

The beginning and the end of the tango is the walk Picture Quote #1

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You really have to soak up the culture of the people to get it right. If you’re making a fiction film, it’s entertainment, but you want it to be as real as possible. (Robert Duvall Quotes) What people don’t understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher’s wife. From Alberta down to Texas I’ve known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people. (Robert Duvall Quotes) There’s a lot of ignorance in our business... Everybody’s an authority. To have your own vision is rewarding. (Robert Duvall Quotes) You get below the Mason-Dixon line and you have some of the best music, culture, the two races, the literature, and it’s so rich. (Robert Duvall Quotes) But for me, the challenge is how you turn a character into behavior. Once the director says ‘action’, you just try to live between those two worlds (Robert Duvall Quotes) Seeing your name on the list for KP or guard duty when you’re in the Army is like reading a bad review. (Robert Duvall Quotes) The tango is a very interior dance. It’s not an exterior - it’s not flashy and all over the floor. It’s a very interior dance when you see the old guys dance in the clubs. I learned everything from the old guys in the clubs (Robert Duvall Quotes) Stripping away artifice - it’s the constant standard I aim for in acting, to approximate life. People talk about being bigger than life - but there’s nothing bigger than life (Robert Duvall Quotes) We’re all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth ‘til death. We travel between the eternities (Robert Duvall Quotes) You know, Hollywood sometimes tends to patronize the interior of the United States. As Horton Foote used to say, the great Texas playwright, that a lot of people from New York don’t know what goes on beyond the South Jersey Shore (Robert Duvall Quotes) The most solitary I ever felt was when I was living in New York. I used to live in Enrico Caruso’s old apartment, and I had a special staircase that took me up to the roof. There was nobody up there (Robert Duvall Quotes) Sometimes you don’t prepare much. I mean, when I did ‘Lonesome Dove’ way back I rode horses day and night for like three or four months, and that got me ready for that (Robert Duvall Quotes) Sometimes directors will hire you and say, ‘Oh, we love your work.’ And then they start to tell you how to do it. I say, ‘Hey, man, back off. You hired me to do it. Let me do it.’ (Robert Duvall Quotes) I think there are more good young actors now than ever. It’s a medium that everyone wants to be connected with - it is such a hip medium going into the 21st century (Robert Duvall Quotes) Spending two years on my uncle’s ranch in Montana as a young man gave me the wisdom and the thrust to do westerns (Robert Duvall Quotes) It’s like kids playing house: ‘You play the father, I’ll play the mother.’ You know, you dress up, you play, they pay, you go home. It’s a game - acting’s a game (Robert Duvall Quotes) I’ve always liked country music. It’s a certain aspect of America that goes back to the British Isles and the influence is very native to America (Robert Duvall Quotes) I’ll keep on acting ‘til they wipe the drool. I like the business. I like to do different parts and diverse characters. I haven’t lost my enthusiasm yet! (Robert Duvall Quotes) When I knew nothing, I thought I could do anything (Robert Duvall Quotes) I’m a man without a corporation (Robert Duvall Quotes) Around my own friends, I like to mess around (Robert Duvall Quotes) Being a star is an agent’s dream, not an actor’s (Robert Duvall Quotes) I like to do things that I develop from the ground up (Robert Duvall Quotes) I love the smell of juice boxes in the morning (Robert Duvall Quotes) My uncle always said that I could have been a rancher (Robert Duvall Quotes) You have a little bit of feeling for everyone you play (Robert Duvall Quotes) I take a vitamin every day; it’s called a steak (Robert Duvall Quotes) If you don’t have heroes in the beginning, you don’t grow (Robert Duvall Quotes) Never use money to measure wealth, son (Robert Duvall Quotes) The beginning and the end of the tango is the walk (Robert Duvall Quotes)

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