Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
Kevin Michael Costneris an American actor, film director, producer, musician, and singer. He has won two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Emmy Award, among others...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth18 January 1955
CityLynwood, CA
CountryUnited States of America
sports want too-much
If you want to make a great sports movie, don't put too much sports in it. It's the backdrop. It's the environment.
character differences may
There's actually a big difference between story and character. A great story doesn't make a great movie. A great script, which defines its moments and characters can become a great movie. You can make a movie that makes a lot of money and it may or may not have great story or great characters.
girl attention firsts
Here's the thing - the accent is cool. It's like a girl with big breasts - they get your attention first.
art stories form
Great stories don't often make great movies. Its' a crafted art form.
sports running yankees
I've been able to do a lot of things in the movies. I've been able to run with the buffalo, you know. I've been able to pitch a perfect game in Yankee Stadium. I've been in the bathtub with Susan Sarandon. I've had a lot of chances to do a lot of things. I enjoy sports, but I enjoy sports so much to the point that I wouldn't do the movie unless I thought it had a chance to be good.
trying be-true-to-yourself tricky
You can spend your life trying to be popular, and that's a tricky business. You can just try to be true to yourself.
father men america
The kind of love that these young men have and the respect that they have for their fathers, I don't see that as much in America as you see in the Latino community, and it's really something to behold.
father men impact
I was always listening to my father more than anyone. I was always afraid of my father more than anyone. But there's a moment in time where other men in your life can have a huge impact.
kids parent want
There's a moment in time where kids really don't want to hear anything from their parents.
thinking feet knowing
I think it's hard for people to suspend the era they live in and understand the decisions that had to be made often during the western [frontier era] were life and death. You had to be resourceful and on your feet to try to figure out somebody. You didn't have the benefit of knowing who somebody was.
actors helping being-the-best
I always thought the leading actor should be the best supporting actor, because you're the only person that can help every other actor on the set.
player coaching done
I'm a coach's coaching player. I like to be on the floor. So, if the coach tells me what to do out on the floor, I can get it done. I'm really comfortable being directed.
thinking order long
I've never changed my approach to acting. I've always felt like I've gotten better. I think that all of us can get better. I feel like, in my acting, I'm better than I was three pictures ago. I think about it. I'm a slow study. It takes me a long time to grasp the material, in order to perform it. But when I come to the set, on the first day, I know the whole movie. That's why I have to start early.
mistake careers listening
I've been evolving in my stunt career Stunts have always had their place, and I have to measure them now. I've done things where, if I make a mistake, I could die. You really need to look at each thing. That usually is a mechanical failure. So, I have gone from doing everything, to listening and saying, "Maybe I shouldn't do this."