Robert Redford Quotes

It was very important that it be done in such a way that it be executed with complete conviction. If I had done it both ways, if I was trying to cover myself in case it didn't work, then it would have been to no purpose.

We must Think what we Say, and Mean what we Profess.

After 26 years, I am still practicing what I preach.

There is obviously a power and a truth in action that doesn't lie, which words easily can do.

For me the challenge isn't to be different but to be consistent.

I always say the same thing - believe in what you do, do it, and don't veer away from the truth of it.

To try and sustain a performance is always a challenge. Anything you work on, to try and be real and show up and not look as if I'm playing pat to anything is always work.

If you say you're going to be about something, let's be about it.

If you gonna wear the mohawk, you stick with it. You don't just be dibby-dabbing. You make up your mind.

If you commit to something, you believe it and you have fun with it, people are going to respect that.

It's a practice for me every day, sometimes every hour of every day. It is an absolute practice. When I went into the research, I really thought that there are authentic people and inauthentic people, period. What I found is, there people who practice authenticity and people who don't. The people who practice authenticity work their ass off at it.

I wonder what the world would be like if everybody walked their talk; if word was married with deed; promises delivered by action.

As a parent you walk around trying to be perfect, but you don't have to be perfect. That's the key. You just have to be faithful, and when I say faithful I mean you have to give your all.

I hope I just continue to be passionate about the roles and to always endeavor to bring clarity and honesty to the table and different ideas.

The whole of my life, what they wanted was honesty. They were not concerned with cultured football, but with triers who gave one hundred percent.

Trust comes only with genuine effort, never with a lick and a promise.

I like to be like the old-school guys. They played hard, man, and they played from the heart. They didn't play to just get checks.

Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation.

There are things about signing on to a process over the long term that protect you from the buffeting winds of change.

Even where there is talent, culture, knowledge, if there is not earnestness, it does not go to the root of things.

I do not believe we accomplish very much in life unless we are enthusiastic, unless we are in earnest, and unless we practice what we preach.

Once you pledge, don't hedge.

I've been as consistent as human beings can be.

I want my fans to know I'm there for them. I want them to see every part of me. I am never going to leave them.

I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying.' I tried with all my heart.