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
Any time I saw people treated unfairly because of race, creed, whatever - it struck a nerve.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of standing up against unfair treatment related to race or other differences.
Robert Redford's quote speaks to the emotional impact of witnessing injustice, particularly discrimination based on race or other identities. It reflects a deep-seated sense of empathy and a call to action, suggesting that such moments of unfair treatment resonate with us on a fundamental level, encouraging us to respond and advocate for equality and fairness.
In practice
Using this quote during a speech about civil rights.
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.
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.
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.
Never depart from the way of martial arts.
Excessive caution destroys the soul and the heart, because living is an act of courage, and an act of courage is always an act of love.
To see and know the worst is to take from Fear her main advantage.
I am - Somebody. I may be poor, but I am - Somebody! I may be on welfare, but I am - Somebody! I may be uneducated, but I am - Somebody! I must be, I'm God's child. I must be respected and protected. I am black and I am beautiful! I am - Somebody! Soul Power!
This is rather different from the receptions I used to get fifty years ago. They threw things at me then but they were not roses.
Young men go to war. Sometimes because they have to, sometimes because they want to. Always, they feel they are supposed to. This comes from the sad, layered stories of life, which over the centuries have seen courage confused with picking up arms, and cowardice confused with laying them down.
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