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...time he entered California State University at Fullerton, Kevin had grown into an athlete's tall, poised body. "I think I like sports because of my father," Costner says. "He never insisted I play with him, which made it even more attractive. He's my ideal of how a father should direct his son." Clearly, Kevin's ball park was a field of dreams with few anguished undertones. "Sports, besides the obvious competitive aspect, is about sharing and being fair," he notes. "And I've always liked to roll in the dirt. When I was little, I wasn...
...Costners were no kind of show-biz family. "I always figured that people on the screen were intended to be there" Costner says. "Acting was something other people did." Then, in the middle of a boring accounting class for his business major in college, he saw an ad for a production of Rumpelstiltskin. "The moment I decided to be an actor, I never looked back. I never breathed an easier breath. I relaxed. Then all I had to do was learn...
...Costner defers credit for the film's success to Robinson: "He's the star of Field of Dreams." But there are moments the star is proud to claim. "When Ray is throwing to Shoeless Joe, he gets so excited that he glances back to the house to see if his wife is looking. When Ray is walking toward his dad, picking at his hand, and, realizing that his dad is doing the same thing, he quickly puts his hands down. And his run to the mound isn't a completely athletic run. It's a little funny. There's some...
...Bull Durham, Crash says, more or less, "Never mess with a winning streak." Costner is too restless to take that advice. If moviegoers are embracing him only as a sanctified jock, maybe they should brace themselves for Revenge, scheduled for release early next year. This violent drama may upend -- or just end -- Costner's current image as a Goody Two-Cleats. "Revenge is shocking, vulgar, a bit of a fall from grace," Costner says. "But I have no problem playing a man who isn't likable, as long as I understand him. Revenge is strong medicine; you won't come...
COVER: Flinty dreamer, soulful sportsman, actor Kevin Costner is the man of the movie moment...