I'm always drawn to stories that people don't know about, particularly when they're inside of a story that everyone knows about.
Robert RedfordRead
For me, the Sundance Institute is just an extension of something I believed in, which is creating a mechanism for new voices to have a place to develop and be heard.
Interpretation
The Sundance Institute supports emerging artists and new voices in film.
In this quote, Robert Redford emphasizes the importance of providing a platform for underrepresented voices in the film industry. He sees the Sundance Institute as a continuation of his belief in fostering creativity and innovation, enabling new filmmakers to showcase their work and contribute to the cultural conversation. The quote reflects a commitment to inclusivity and the belief that true art comes from diverse perspectives.
In practice
In a speech at a film festival to highlight the importance of supporting new filmmakers.
I'm always drawn to stories that people don't know about, particularly when they're inside of a story that everyone knows about.
People say I've gone against Hollywood, but I've tried to be independent within Hollywood, tried to be my own person.
When I was a kid, all I knew was that I felt more comfortable sitting in one chair than in another. And now I realize it was because one chair was older. I still respond directly to the age of things.
Storytelling was a way to see the world bigger than the one you were looking at, and that had great appeal for me. I think, since that was part of my upbringing, it became part of me, and I wanted to pass it along to my kids and my grandkids.
Be careful of success; it has a dark side.
I had just arrived in New York from California. I was nineteen years old and excited beyond belief. I was an art student and an acting student and behaved as most young actors did - meaning that there was no such thing as a good actor, 'cause you yourself hadn't shown up yet.
Heart is what drives us and determines our fate. That is what I need for my characters in my books: a passionate heart. I need mavericks, dissidents, adventurers, outsiders and rebels, who ask questions, bend the rules and take risks.
The most extraordinary thing about writing is that when you've struck the right vein, tiredness goes. It must be an effort, thinking wrong.
Acting is an everlasting search for truth.
The secret of good cooking is, first, having a love of it… If you’re convinced that cooking is drudgery, you’re never going to be good at it, and you might as well warm up something frozen.
Every artist will one day face the moment when he or she is doing what he or she does after the style has passed and the art-world heat-seeking machine has moved on.
To me style is just the outside of content, and content the inside of style, like the outside and the inside of the human body - both go together, they can't be separated.
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