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RIP William Goldman, screenwriter of ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ “I remember the experience of the film coming out. I was kind of surprised by the success it had. It moved into a whole social strata in our society. I wasn't prepared for that at all. It had to do with a certain kind of bonding and a certain kind of connection, of real friendship. Whether it's male and female or female female or male male, it doesn't really matter. When you could put that on film in a very real way, in a very warm way, and in an entertaining way, it has a lot of currency." ~Robert Redford

Paul [Newman] was a method actor who loved to worry the character out. He needed to talk and talk and talk. Bob's working style, on the other hand, was 'let's get it over with.' The best part for George [Roy Hill~director] was that Bob didn't want to analyze. He would say, 'the script works, leave it alone.' And George was delighted for that cut and thrust that helped keep things moving fast." ~David Ward, screenwriter for 'The Sting'

"Sydney had never made a film that moved as fast as a moving train and looked so tense. It was a new style of work for him, and it set the bar for all his later thrillers." ~Robert Redford on Sydney Pollack's stunning direction of 'Three Days of the Condor'

"When I look at the festival I don't look at the infrastructure or anything like that. I just look at the people who are coming to see films that  might not have ever been able to be seen." ~Robert Redford on the Sundance Film Festival

"It’s very upbeat. We’re living in dark times. These are really dark times we’re surrounded by, and I thought it would be nice to do something upbeat, something positive that might put a smile on your face, you hope.” ~Robert Redford on 'The Old Man and the Gun,' premiering Sept. 28, 2018

"I loved working with Barbra. Everybody warned me, 'Oh, Streisand, she’s a pain in the ass.' I said, 'Well, I’m not going to judge her before, but I think she’s talented.' I met her and I liked her. She was a joy to work with and I loved making that film." ~Robert Redford

"I really don't think of 'retirement,' because to me retirement means stopping something or quitting something. There's this life to lead. Why not live it as much as you can as long as you can?" ~Robert Redford

RIP Neil Simon, playwright of 1963's "Barefoot in the Park" starring Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley

Happy Birthday to Mr. Robert Redford who is 82 years young today. ❤

"In terms of what's going on right now and a lot of people being fearful ... you want to look for where the light is going to come. In this current dialogue, it looks like a lot could be taken away. I think this could galvanize the people ... I think there will be a movement." ~Robert Redford at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival

"He tells the worst jokes in the world, and that would be okay if he didn't just keep repeating them over and over again." ~Robert Redford on Paul Newman

"I have to say that the one and only time as an actress where I went to my first day of work and I became a blithering idiot when faced with a movie star was when I sat down at the table read and I suddenly had to be Robert Redford’s ex-girlfriend. It came my turn to talk, and I have to say that I think I went [Makes a stuttering, coughing sound.] I mean, it didn’t come out. Like, nothing came out. I turned bright red. And of course Bob, being Bob, got such a kick out of it that he just kind of said, “Are you, uh, having a little trouble there?” And the whole table knew was going on. I just couldn’t believe I was sitting across the table from Robert Redford! I mean, I was in love with Robert Redford as a girl. It was like, “What? There he is? And I’m here? How did this happen?!?” I thought I was being punk’d. [Laughs.] I don’t think that feeling ever quite left me through the entire production. So I had to take a very deep breath and do some meditating and yoga before I shot scenes with him… because it was Robert Redford. [Laughs.] It was! Oh, dear, oh, dear. I can STILL feel it…"~Mary McDonnell of 'Sneakers' in an interview for The A.V. Club