Robert Forster Net Worth

Robert Forster's Quotes

• [about luck in the movie business] I'm not sure how a guy wins or loses in this business, but somebody's got to come along and make you lucky. You can't do it yourself.
• [about his character in Jackie Brown (1997)] This is the great noir hero. If Humphrey Bogart or Robert Mitchum were around today, they'd be playing that role.
• [about the rules to succeed in Hollywood] Step #1 is you've got to have a good attitude, Step # 2 is accept all things, deliver excellence to whatever is offered, give it your best shot. And rule #3 is never quit. It's not over 'til it's over.
• [about Quentin Tarantino and his relationship with the cast] This guy is very smart, and he's great to his actors. He wants them to be great. He keeps the stuff fresh. When he gave me the script [for Jackie Brown (1997)] he knew I hadn't had a big part like this in 25 years and he said, "Here, read this, and don't put any pressure on yourself. Just prepare the way you normally prepare." And I said, "Oh, what a liberating thing." This guy is totally secure. He doesn't seem to be worried about anything. He's as good a guy as I have ever worked with. He screened movies once a week for his crew. One of them was American Perfekt (1997), a recent indie film I did. The last week of production he threatened to screen it for the crew and I said to him, "Listen, there's a tiny bit of 'adult content' in this, so I don't want to hear any catcalls. I don't know if this is the right thing to screen." He got on the walkie-talkie and said, "Hey, anybody who wants to see Forster naked come on in!"
• [about his comeback and the comparison with John Travolta's career turn in Pulp Fiction (1994)] If I get 10% of John Travolta's bounce, I will be thrilled.

Interesting Facts about Robert Forster

1. Father of three daughters, with June Forster, Elizabeth (born 1967) Kate Forster (born 1969) and Maeghen (born 1972).
2. Attended University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. Majored in psychology.
3. Once worked as a door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman.
4. Tested for a part in True Romance (1993), directed by Tony Scott, but Christopher Walken eventually got the role.
5. Appeared with former NFL star/actor Fred Williamson in four films: Night Vision (1997), Original Gangstas (1996), South Beach (1993), and Vigilante (1982).
6. The role of Jake Nyman in American Perfekt (1997) was written specifically for him by British director and close friend, Paul Chart. The film was officially selected for the 50th Anniversary Cannes Film Festival.
7. Has a son, Robert Wallace Foster III (born 1965), with an ex-girlfriend named Marlene.
8. Was considered for the role of Martini in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).
9. Profiled in "Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting" by Scott Voisin. [2009]
10. Was of English, Irish and Italian descent.
11. His third wife (and widow), Evie, was 38 years his junior.
12. Member of the Triple Nine Society, a high-IQ organization for persons whose IQ is in the 99.9th percentile.
13. He and Pam Grier notably co-starred in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown (1997), but that was actually the second time that they had appeared together in a movie. The first was Larry Cohen's Original Gangstas (1996) the previous year.
14. Played two characters who had to describe another character with multiple personalities. He played Dr. Simon in Psycho (1998) who had to diagnose Norman Bates with multiple personality, and in Me, Myself & Irene (2000) he played Col. Partington, who had to describe how Charlie had multiple personalities.
15. His last film role, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019), was released on the day of his death.
16. Has four grandchildren.
17. He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Medium Cool (1969).
18. As of his death in 2019, he appeared in one film nominated for Best Picture Oscar: The Descendants (2011).