A biography for Robert Duvallhasn’t been written yet.
“Hollywood's a mecca, but it's not the final answer. You pick up a camera anyplace in the world, you can make a movie.”
“What drives me is I love my profession. I love to do it.”
“Art is competitive.”
“I hope I left behind a legacy that people will enjoy. But whatever they want to say, I can't predict.”
“What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.”
“When I knew nothing, I thought I could do anything.”
“Sometimes directors will hire you and say, 'Oh, we love your work.' And then they start to tell you how to do it. I say, 'Hey, man, back off. You hired me to do it. Let me do it.'”
“I always thought of myself as a later bloomer, so I like some of my work more later than earlier.”
“The cultural contrast I saw between religions... Catholics have a lot of mediators, going through saints and Mary or whatever. Protestants in general say things to God directly.”
“The most solitary I ever felt was when I was living in New York. I used to live in Enrico Caruso's old apartment, and I had a special staircase that took me up to the roof. There was nobody up there.”
“I've always liked country music. It's a certain aspect of America that goes back to the British Isles and the influence is very native to America.”
“We all have a cradle-to-the-grave journey to make and, in between, what do you do? There's got to be something hereafter.”
“Seeing your name on the list for KP or guard duty when you're in the Army is like reading a bad review.”
“I always figure from the cradle to the grave, we all have our individual journeys, and maybe my journey was a positive one and I accomplished certain things without stepping on too many toes.”
“Around my own friends, I like to mess around.”
“I'm getting good offers, as good as ever sometimes. I just finished a thing with Billy Bob Thornton that was the most unique part I've ever played in my life, in the most unique project.”
“You really have to soak up the culture of the people to get it right. If you're making a fiction film, it's entertainment, but you want it to be as real as possible.”
“We either accept weaknesses in good people or we have to tear pages out of the Bible.”
“Well, I can't live without a woman. I have to have a woman, have to have a wife.”
“Well, I had a wonderful career.”