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We asked you to send us your questions to Robert Duvall for the premiere of our "@sk Hollywood" feature, and you sent some great ones. You can see his full answers below. Mr. Duvall was even nice enough to answer some of our questions, which we've also included.
Those lucky enough to have their question answered, will receive an autographed poster for The Apostle, which Duvall wrote, directed, starred in and even self-financed. The Apostle arrives on home video at Video Station Superstore on August 18.
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I have admired your performances in the
movies you have appeared in and wondered How do you decide which role
is for you?
Faye M. Pearson
Kilmichael, Mississippi
ROBERT DUVALL:
I go by instinct. I do something if like it. And maybe if I could do something a little different than I did in a prior role. Also, you know, if it's a good director. Also if they pay well, but if it's a smaller project then I don't worry about the money. So there's independent and big films. But no matter whether they're independent or big, I always try to find a character that maybe I can do something different than I did before. And maybe I can bring something to that.
What
was the most challenging character you've ever portrayed?
Kathleen Krakora
Joliet, Illinois
ROBERT DUVALL:
Stalin. Josef Stalin.INTERVIEWER:
Is that because of the historical aspect of it?ROBERT DUVALL:
Everything. Just working over there and everything. It was very interesting and I enjoyed it, but it was the most challenging.
While filming my favorite movie of all
time, To Kill A Mockingbird, did you and the
rest of the cast and crew have any clue about how well it would be
received and how truly magical it was?
Mary Elrod
Folly Beach, South Carolina
ROBERT DUVALL:
Well, it was a wonderful book and then Horton Foote, a Texas playwright, made the adaptation. He's a wonderful writer, friend of mine through the years. It was my first film, so i didn't have time... In The Godfather, Apocalypse [Now] a little bit, but more in Lonesome Dove I thought we were doing special things. Probably I felt it then, but since it was my film I wasn't able to gauge that. But it was a wonderful atmosphere and maybe it be very lovely film. We felt that.INTERVIEWER:
Plus working with Gregory Peck your first time out.ROBERT DUVALL:
Yes, he's a nice man to work with. Wonderful person.
Do you think it is harder for someone to
get into acting today as to when you first started out?
Kim Cruse
Augusta, Georgia
ROBERT DUVALL:
Probably the same. Maybe easier today. I'm not so sure because there's more movies being made, or stage. You have to go to New York or L.A. or Chicago. You have to go to the big cities to try. It's difficult anytime, but maybe a little bit easier now. I'm not sure. It's hard to answer.I did a play in Augusta Theater years ago when I was in the army.