You should prepare when you go to a public event to be public. That`s when I will sign autographs. But not when you`re going about your normal business.
[during his opening-night address at the Sundance Film Festival, claiming U.S. politicians exploited public support of invasions] We put all our concerns on hold to let the leaders lead. I think we`re owed a big, massive apology.
[1972 comment on Paul Newman] Paul is the most generous man with whom I`ve ever worked. We had a fantastic rapport shooting "Butch Cassidy." It was one of the happiest experiences of my life.
[on refusing the role of Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate (1967), the role that made Dustin Hoffman a star seven years before Redford obtained super-star status himself] I never did look like a 21-year-old just out of college who`d never been laid.
I`ve bought hundreds of acres around my home. That`s why I moved here from the coast. There`s plenty of room to roam and be alone with nature. That`s living. The city life is merely existing.
You should prepare when you go to a public event to be public. That`s when I will sign autographs. But not when you`re going about your normal business.
