Quotes from Robert Redford

Money speaks in Utah.

Because, you know, you're in Utah. And because of its political conservatism, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.

Films don't always tell a story; some films can achieve effect just by being razzle-dazzle or rock n' roll. That's part of the fare that's out there. And that's okay. For me, I place more value on a story.

Once the festival achieved a certain level of notoriety, then people began to come here with agendas that were not the same as ours. We can't do anything about that. We can't control that.

Ideas aren't real estate, they grow collectively and that knocks out the egotistical loneliness that generally infects art.

The world around us is in a sea change, and I think the glory of art is that it cannot only survive change, it can lead it

The country is so wounded, bleeding, and hurt right now. The country needs to be healed-it's not going to be healed from the top, politically. How are we going to heal? Art is the healing force.

You work like hell to get yourself ahead in the business. You could go anywhere before, and suddenly you can't go anywhere. It's like being a cartoon character.

I was never a good student. I had to be dragged into kindergarten. It was hard to sit and listen to somebody talk. I wanted to be out, educated by experience and adventure, and I didn't know how to express that.

I've always liked speed. I own a car that I shouldn't be talking about because I'm an environmentalist, but the 1955 Porsche Spyder 550 RS is the finest sports car ever made.

I believe the American people care a lot about the environment.

I used to feel competitive about a career, but now the only things I'm really passionate about are my family, the environment and Indians.

Whenever there's chaos, there's ambiguity, and where there's ambiguity, there's fear. And fear gets manipulated.

We do not own this place, we are just passengers

I have the freedom to take chances, to say no. I have the freedom to be who I really want to be, rather than have to conform to this or that just to stay alive.

Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better.

I look at going to Hollywood as going behind enemy lines. You parachute in, set up the explosion, then fly out before it goes off.