Redford is a complex and sometimes difficult man

Robert Redford: The Biography

ROBERT REDFORD is arguably the most interesting entertainment figure of his generation. Outstanding as an actor and as a director, he has also been a force in environmentalism and, through the Sundance Art Colony, has stimulated independent film production to an extraordinary degree.

From the beginning of his acting career, however, he was skittish around the trappings of celebrity and fame. He has a mind of his own, and is not afraid to express it, although those who work with him claim that the strength of his opinions is not matched by the speed of his decisions, which is somewhere between slow and static.