MrMambo

Thank you so much for the Robert Duvall interview.

I have been a huge movie fan for many, many years--I'm 62--and my favorite actor of all-time is Robert Duvall. I can honestly say that I would put several of his films in my TOP TEN favorite movies of all-time: The Conversation, Lonesome Dove (TV miniseries, but still, IMHO, the best Western ever made), and Tender Mercies. The Apostle was simply incredible. Sling Blade was all Billy Bob's genius, but remember that RD played his father, on screen for only about a minute.

Assassination Tango was tremendous, To Kill A Mockingbird is a true classic, as are The Godfather films and Apocalypse Now. Don't forget Network.  I would urge people to view some of his other great work: A Shot At Glory (playing a Scots soccer club owner with a very, very good accent), A Family Thing (finds out he's related to James Earl Jones), Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (Latino accent) and True Confessions (he plays a cop and De Niro plays his priest brother, in a sizzling, low-down and dirty tale of corruption and vice). His early performance in Tomorrow is heart-breaking and astounding. He had a bit part as a cabbie in Steve McQueen's best film, Bullit. One could go on and on.

This actor is a national treasure. He brings something unique to all of his roles. There is a humility and restraint, strength, determination, subtlety, humor, and wonderful attention to detail. He is a true, true original. We are lucky to have him. I always have wanted to meet him, and thanks to your interview, I got a lot closer to that.