The Clint Eastwood role Robert Redford was too handsome to play: “He’s such a matinee idol”
Sometimes, Hollywood really is a beauty contest.
Robert Redford
The one role Robert Redford hated playing: “I felt restricted”
This part didn’t live up to Redford’s high expectations.
The one movie Robert Redford refused to star in: “I very quickly decided against that”
He put his foot down.
The roles Robert Redford only played for the money: “We can’t forget the man’s a movie star”
Redford has always known how to play the Hollywood game.
The movie that almost reunited Paul Newman and Robert Redford: “Who do you have in mind?”
Stunt casting, sure, but glorious stunt casting.
The only time Paul Newman lost his cool with Robert Redford: “Tore him apart”
A heated confrontation.
The iconic Robert Redford role Jack Nicholson turned down: “I had enough business acumen”
A different course of history.
The role Matt Damon didn’t think he could play: “I didn’t want to look like a jackass”
“I heard it was pretty hard…”
Meryl Streep names the sexiest scene of her career: “I didn’t want it to end that day”
A surprising sensuality.
Robert Redford justifies the bizarre final role of an iconic career: “I wanted to experience that”
A farewell to the ideals of the past.