Quotes by Robert Redford

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.

I spent two summers working at Camp Curry and at Yosemite Lodge as a waiter. It gave me a chance to really be there every day - to hike up to Vernal Falls or Nevada Falls. It just took me really deep into it. Yosemite claimed me.

I am a cynical optimist. Big opening weekends are like cotton candy. The films you will remember over time are the films that stick in the consciousness of the audience in a good way.

Part of me is drawn to the nature of sadness because I think life is sad, and sadness is not something that should be avoided or denied. Its a fact of life, like contradictions are.

Its hard to pay attention these days because of multiple affects of the information technology nowadays. You tend to develop a faster, speedier mind, but I dont think its necessarily broader or smarter.

The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that its all in the story.

When you get older, you learn certain life lessons. You apply that wisdom, and suddenly you say, Hey, Ive got a new lease on this thing. So lets go.

For me, personally, skiing holds everything. I used to race cars, but skiing is a step beyond that. It removes the machinery and puts you one step closer to the elements. And its a complete physical expression of freedom.

I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defense of our resources is just as important as defense abroad. Otherwise what is there to defend?