Happy Birthday: Robert Altman (1925–2006)

Robert Altman (1925–2006)

Born: February 20, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Died: November 20, 2006 (age 81) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to: Kathryn Reed (1 April 1959 – 20 November 2006) (his death) (2 children)
Lotus Corelli (21 November 1952 – 1959) (divorced) (2 children)
LaVonne Elmer (8 June 1946 – 1951) (divorced) (1 child)

Anybody who gives you advice is giving you what they think is correct for them if they were in your position. But they’re not you! And you’re not them. You can listen to these things, but I advise that you don’t take advice from anybody.

I didn’t mind military school; I kind of liked it. I thought it was a nice little adventure.

[observation, 1986] It’s very hard to find anyone with any decency in the business. They all hide behind the corporate structure. They’re like landlords who kick people out of tenement buildings. There’s no compassion and there’s certainly no interest in the arts.

We’re in a position in our culture right now, where most of the things we learn are from films and television. And maybe I’m trying to say, ‘Wait a minute, that’s not necessarily true, there’s another side to it…’

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