Beloved actor Robert Duvall’s career spans seven decades, during which he starred in To Kill a Mockingbird, The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Lonesome Dove, The Judge and countless other titles. Celebrate his birthday with these memorable quotes from Duvall and his most famous characters.
“I always thought of myself as a later bloomer, so I like some of my work more later than earlier.”
“Being a star is an agent’s dream, not an actor’s.”
“I take a vitamin every day; it’s called a steak.” (from Kicking and Screaming)
“To this day, I still think Lonesome Dove is my best part.”
“I love the smell of Napalm in the morning.” (from Apocalypse Now)
“A young actor once asked me, ‘What do you do between jobs?’ I said, ‘Hobbies, hobbies and more hobbies.'”
“Not every successful man is a good father. But every good father is a successful man.”
“If you piss in your pants, you only stay warm for so long.” (from We Own the Night)
“It’s no big thing, but you make big things out of little things sometimes.”
“It ain’t dying I’m talking about, it’s living.” (from Lonesome Dove)
View the original at Parade or follow us on Twitter, Facebook or Google+