Posted on 09/27/2007 6:18:58 PM PDT by SandRat
cool!
The man is absolutely wonderful and down to earth. I met him here on Maui the year he won the Oscar for Tender Mercies. Got to talk to him for almost an hour while he was waiting for his tour helicopter. Not to mention he is one of our greatest living actors.
Duvall rocks.
Awesome!
Robert Duvall is certainly in the same category of greatness as John Wayne, he is a man of honor and integrity.
For those who may not have seen, or perhaps never heard of one of Duvall’s later movies, make it a point to get a copy of, and then watch ‘The Apostle’ (1998), Duvall said that he felt it was one of his best films and I tend to agree although I will always enjoy his portrayal of NASCAR mechanic Harry Hogge in ‘Days of Thunder’.
kinda gives me hope. thanks for the post.
Beautiful! That was so enjoyable to read. A breath of sanity!
Yep. Great actor. Thing is, I have no idea about his politics...and I like it that way. Seems like a great guy.
Favorite movies with him:
1.) Open Range
2.) Second Hand Lions
3.) The Great Santini
4.) Lonesome Dove
5.) Apocalypse Now (not really the movie...but his performance! How could you not find his outrageous character just...perfect for that movie?)
Very cool.
I was happy to read this account of him. Bless him for giving something of himself to the troops...how many of those men do you think uttered the line: “I love the smell of Napalm in the morning...”
I agree with your comparison to John Wayne, and my favorite line from all of his movies (besides the napalm line) is his toast in Open Range before he comes down hard on the bad guys:
“Good health to them who has it comin.”
A good man.
I love it. And I love Duvall visiting our troops. He’s got a home in Virginia.
Duvall hosted or is hosting a fund raiser for Rudy to raise money. He’s obviously a Republican, I’ve heard him say he’s a libertarian...however, to keep hollyweirdo calm I’m sure he’d never admit he’s a republican. He supported McCain in 2000. He’s supporting Rudy this go around.
The Great Santini
Another performance comes to mind, from a single viewing some time ago: the title role in Stalin.
Ah, Tender Mercies, one of my favorite movies of all time.
Loved every minute of it, and the hymns took me back.
What a great guy!
What a great guy. Duvall lives near me in The Plains, Virginia area. He used to hang out in a restuarant bar there that has long sinced closed. I talked to him for a half hour one night.
He later opened a resturant there and what an opening night party that was!
You should hear him talk about why he loves this part of Virginia....close to Middleburg. It is absolutely beautiful.
A friend of mine was at his house last week at a fund raiser for Guiliani.
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