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## Video: Robert Redford on Almost Quitting Acting

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_Published 2014-04-24. Robert Redford talks about overcoming early career challenges._


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## Transcript

[ MUSIC ] If I look back and I think, who, who are the people that had an influence on my life? It's probably an array of, probably pretty mixed bag. People who moved you forward when you could have collapsed. Who moved you forward when you thought you were failing or sure, you were sure you were going to fail. The teachers in American Academy of Dramatic Arts, when I first became an actor which I didn't, I couldn't imagine myself being. And I was in a very raw place and there was a reading. And when it was over I thought it was terrible, I thought I was terrible, and I told the instructor I thought I should not do this.

And he told me not, not to quit. He said just, I don't want to talk about it, I don't want to go into it, just don't stop. Just keep moving forward. [ MUSIC ] For, for me it's, power has to do with your own drive, your own personal drive. You know, depending how determined you are, how, how relentless, maybe you are. Willing to keep going when the odds are against you. There's power in an idea that you will stay with, against the odds. If you have an idea that you think is a good idea, and could maybe help change things, and no one agrees with you or no one supports you. But you keep going, either because of your own ego or because you really believe in it some much you, I'm just gonna prove this to be something worthy.

I think it, it probably takes power to keep pushing through. And to me what's more important is to keep going, keep trying new things, and enjoy what comes. Even sometimes the failures. Some of the failures can be exciting and fun. But, it's just a step on the road. It's not the end of something.

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