Actor talks about faith, the power of film to inspire—and how he wouldn't be able to live without Christian Science.
Spend any time at all with Robert Duvall and you'll learn that Christian Science shaped him growing up and continues to shape him today. Christian Science informs his worldview and how he sees himself in the world. But how exactly? Well, that's the rest of the story—and what I spent an afternoon drawing out of him. I think you'll be as moved as I was when you hear how he tries to get at it, putting into words ideas and feelings about his faith that perhaps he's never put into words before.
JEFFREY HILDNER: When I interviewed Horton Foote for the Journal [July 2006], he told me about your close friendship, which began when he and his wife, Lillian, saw you in his play The Midnight Caller at The Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. They loved your performance so much that he recommended you for the role of Boo Radley in To Kill A Mockingbird [1962], for which Horton won an Academy Award for his screenplay.
