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    Redford met with the film's director, George Roy Hill, in a New York bar to discuss playing Cassidy. "I said, 'I'll be happy to read for Butch Cassidy, but that's not the part I'm really interested in. ... The Sundance Kid feels more like a better fit for me,' ... Next thing I knew, he completely turned around. He said, 'I know Paul, I've known Paul for years since we were both doing live TV. ... I know that the real Paul is more like Butch Cassidy.' ... That began a long, long road of [Hill] talking Paul out of playing the Sundance Kid." The studio, though, "tried everything they could to keep me out of the film," Redford said. Full Article at Salt Lake Tribune
    I said, 'I'll be happy to read for Butch Cassidy, but that's not the part I'm really interested in. ... The Sundance Kid feels more like a better fit for me,' ... Next thing I knew, he completely turned around. He said, 'I know Paul, I've known Paul for years since we were both doing live TV. ... I know that the real Paul is more like Butch Cassidy.' ... That began a long, long road of [Hill] talking Paul out of playing the Sundance Kid.
    Robert Redford – Robert Redford SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
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How 'The Sundance Kid' got his name
  1. I fought that tooth and nail
    Robert Redford – Robert Redford SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  2. Sundance, the name, did become more and more meaningful ... It was somewhat of a maverick profile. As time went on, everything that was added to Sundance, all the other entities, all fit the same mold.
    Robert Redford – Robert Redford SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  3. 'What in the hell? What is this? A song in the middle of the movie?' I thought it was a joke. ... I said, 'Well, that will kill the movie.'
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  4. The fun of it. Just the sheer fun that Paul and I had working together. For me on a personal level, it had everything I love: It had the West, it had me with the horses, to be able to ride and do stunts. ... And just the association with Paul, because he was so generous and he was fun and we gave each o...
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  5. I had to acquiesce because I realized it was a great name.
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  6. When you said 40 years, my neck snapped a bit ... It very often seems like yesterday.
    Robert Redford – Robert Redford SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  7. I'd say 'Sundance,' and they'd say, 'Ah, Utah.'
    SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  8. They kept going back to that name, and I kept fighting it. Finally, I said, 'This film is going to come out, and if it's a dog, if it's a big flop, do you want that name -- do you want that flop name on it?'
    Robert Redford – Robert Redford SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago
  9. Paul's final say is what convinced the studio that they should at least consider me
    Robert Redford – Robert Redford SOURCE: Salt Lake Tribune 1 month ago

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