He could well be the exception rather than the rule. (shrug) But I think the motivation behind it is fairly understandable, if a bit unusual and perhaps surprising.
Yeah he actually talked about that a bit -- apparently he's never seen most of the movies he's starred in, and doesn't like doing so. And remember: This isn't just an actor; he's one of our greatest directors as well. A real student and teacher of the craft of making movies. (Sundance isn't just...
Robert Redford spoke about The Sting on "Inside the Actor's Studio" a couple of weeks back. Apparently he'd never actually seen the film, and he sat down with his son and they watched it together, and he later mentioned that it was one of his favorite movies that he had acted in. He also talked...