Robert Duvall

thumb|I don’t try to be a hard guy to work with … but I decide what I’m going to do with a character. Robert Selden Duvall (5 January 1931 – 15 February 2026) was an American actor, director, filmmaker, and producer. With a career spanning seven decades, he received an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Satellite Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Quotes I don’t try to be a hard guy to work with … but I decide what I’m going to do with a character. I will take direction, but only if it kind of supplements what I want to do. If I have instincts that I feel are right, I don’t want anybody to tamper with them. I don’t like tamperers, and I don’t like hoverers. Interview in American Film magazine (1981); as quoted in "Robert Duvall, a Chameleon of an Actor Onscreen and Onstage, Dies at 95" by Clyde Haberman in The New York Times (16 February 2026) It was as if somehow Al Capone had become head of the United States. On the rise to power of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union, as quoted in "That Other Stalin In The Film, Duvall Becomes The Evil Ruler Incarnate", by Lee Winfrey, in philly.com (19 November 1992) The Western is our genre in the United States of America. The English have Shakespeare, the French have Molière, the Russians have Chekhov, but we have the Western. "Robert Duvall reflects on The Godfather in final USA TODAY interview" by Patrick Ryan, in USA Today (16 February 2026) Sometimes what comes around the corner is better for you than what you're planning to do anyway. "Robert Duvall reflects on The Godfather in final USA TODAY interview" by Patrick Ryan, in USA Today (16 February 2026) Quotes about Duvall thumb|For each of his many roles, Bob gave everything to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented. In doing so, he leaves something lasting and unforgettable to us all. ~ Luciana Pedraza To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything. His passion for his craft was matched only by his deep love for characters, a great meal, and holding court. For each of his many roles, Bob gave everything to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented. In doing so, he leaves something lasting and unforgettable to us all. Luciana Pedraza, his widow, publicly announcing his death on his official Facebook page (16 February 2026) External links Category:1931 births Category:2026 deaths Category:Actors from San Diego Category:Film directors from the United States Category:Best Actor Academy Award winners Category:BAFTA winners Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners Category:Film producers from the United States Category:Best Drama Actor Golden Globe (film) winners