Overview
- Close said that after filming The Natural in 1984, Redford invited her to a “very romantic restaurant,” which she failed to recognize as a date.
- She described her younger self as “too clueless and unknowing and unsure,” joking that she was “such a dork.”
- Close reiterated that Redford was her best onscreen kiss in The Natural and noted she “only got to kiss him once.”
- Reports place her remarks in the context of Redford’s Sept. 16 death at 89, with Close previously calling him “a great friend” and saying they stayed close.
- In the same interview, as reported by PerthNow, she reflected on regretting three marriages and referenced her Moral Re‑Armament upbringing, while also highlighting current work on Wake Up Dead Man, All’s Fair, and an upcoming Hunger Games film.