Robert Altman

Robert Altman

Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.

His films MASH (1970), McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971), and Nashville (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

Read more about Robert Altman:  Early Life and Career, Television Work, Mainstream Success, Later Career and Renaissance, Personal Life, Death and Legacy, Awards and Nominations, Quotes

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    Men make clothes for the women they’d like to be with or—in most cases—the women they’d like to be.
    Robert Altman, U.S. director, screenwriter, and Barbara Shulgasser. Jack Lowenthal (Rupert Everett)

    You know, there’s a cowboy movie where one joker says, “Mighty quiet out there. Too quiet,” he says. Same thing every time; it’s too quiet.
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