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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)
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. View quote
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I am getting some good offers still. Some nice things are coming my way just as they always have, so unless I lose my inspiration or there is too much drool to wipe, I will keep going. View quote
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I was fortunate in the last century to be in the two biggest hits film-wise, 'Godfather I' and 'Godfather II,' and 'Lonesome Dove.' View quote
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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. View quote
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Everybody likes to win. View quote
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I like the good feeling movies. View quote
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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. View quote
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What drives me is I love my profession. I love to do it. View quote
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I can always grow a little bit, and try to do something different. So I'm always looking for what's out there - the potential. View quote
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If you don't have heroes in the beginning, you don't grow. (Robert Duvall)
I hope I left behind a legacy that people will enjoy. But whatever they want to say, I can't predict. View quote
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Seeing your name on the list for KP or guard duty when you're in the Army is like reading a bad review. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Look, Hollywood's a mecca, but it's not the final answer. You pick up a camera anyplace in the world, you can make a movie. View quote
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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. View quote
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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.' View quote
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I'm getting good offers, as good as ever sometimes. I just finished a thing with Billy Bob Thornton that was the most unique part I've ever played in my life, in the most unique project. View quote
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Robert Duvall

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Occupation: American Actor
Born: January 5, 1931
Quotes count: 69

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