--- description: The multi-talented, award winning founder of Sundance has some simple, sound advice for those who want to make movies. title: Robert Redford Wants a Word with Would-be Auteurs image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [TIME 100](/tag/time-100/) ## TIME 100 Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Robert Redford's Protip for Aspiring Auteurs by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 24, 2014 10:56 AM CUT by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 24, 2014 10:56 AM CUT He keeps it simple and brief, but legendary actor, director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival Robert Redford offers some invaluable advice for anyone who wants to follow in his footsteps. (Hint: It doesn’t require the backing of a major studio or even a WiFi connection.) Redford, 77, has won two Academy Awards — in 1981 for directing _Ordinary People_, and in 2002 for Lifetime Achievement. His Sundance Institute is celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival, held each January in Park City, Utah. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/74840/robert-redfords-protip-for-aspiring-auteurs/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/74840/robert-redfords-protip-for-aspiring-auteurs/"},"headline":"Robert Redford's Protip for Aspiring Auteurs","datePublished":"2014-04-24T10:56:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:15:19.974Z","description":"The multi-talented, award winning founder of Sundance has some simple, sound advice for those who want to make movies.","url":"https://time.com/74840/robert-redfords-protip-for-aspiring-auteurs/","keywords":["TIME 100","Sundance","Tips","Artists","Actor","advice","TIME 100","Robert Redford"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-100/","name":"TIME 100"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/74840/robert-redfords-protip-for-aspiring-auteurs/","name":"Robert Redford's Protip for Aspiring Auteurs"}}]}] ```