6 Quotes & Sayings By Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall was born in San Diego, CA and raised in Kentucky and Missouri. He served in the Navy during World War II. After graduating from college, Duvall moved to New York City where he worked as a commercial artist and an advertising copywriter. In 1954 he began his acting career with a bit part on Broadway and then headed west to Hollywood where he started out as a sidekick to James Dean Read more

From there, Duvall's career soared. He has starred in some of the most popular films of the past sixty years, including The Great Escape, The Apostle, The Godfather: Part II, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather: Part III, The Great Santini, True Grit , The Shootist, Apocalypse Now Redux , A Star Is Born, Space Cowboys , The Apostle , Midnight Express , Collateral , Glory , JFK , The Green Berets , Lonesome Dove , Apollo 13 , Hoosiers , Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, Smokey and the Bandit 3 : Once Upon A Time In Mexico . Robert Duvall is also known for his many memorable supporting roles in films such as Cocoon (1985), Ruthless People (1986), Mr.

Mom (1983), Days Of Thunder (1990), What About Bob? (1991), Ulee's Gold (1997), Holes (2000) and The Appaloosa (2008).

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I've always remembered something Sanford Meisner, my acting teacher, told us. When you create a character, it's like making a chair, except instead of making someting out of wood, you make it out of yourself. That's the actor's craft - using yourself to create a character. Robert Duvall
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I love the smell of juice boxes in the morning. Robert Duvall
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To this day, I still think Lonesome Dove is my best part. Robert Duvall
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I always considered myself as a character actor. I always try to be versatile to show different sides of human experience. Robert Duvall
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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