But this isn’t the last we’ll see of Costner.
Let’s take a closer look at Costner’s journey from humble beginnings to modern-day Western heroics.
Here is the stunning transformation of Kevin Costner.
His mother was a welfare worker, and his father was an electric line servicer.
Even though they didn’t have much, Costner couldn’t have been happier.
“I thought I had the greatest upbringing,” he once toldCollider.
“I thought I had the biggest yard.
My roots were that,” he said.
In fact, he was far more interested in sports.
“I was not an academic kid,” he toldThe Guardian.
“I knew I was not going to do well in school, so sports took over.
He went on to explain that playing sports helped him learn a few life lessons.
“I’d rather have a better game than one I knew I would win,” he said.
And the same goes for his career now.
His childhood playing sports also taught Costner the value of good competition.
As an adult, he’s not interested in “easy wins,” as he told The Guardian.
And I knew who I was at that moment,” said Costner toThe New York Timesin 2018.
I’d like to live in a world where they are.'"
From then on, Costner was obsessed with the American West and even tried building his own canoes.
“I actually went out and built three canoes between that age and about 18,” he said.
“I wanted to explore this America when it was like the Garden of Eden.”
But even though Costner became fascinated by the West, he isn’t necessarily a fan ofallWestern movies.
In fact, there are only “six or seven” he cites as formative movies from his childhood.
No wonder Costner keeps returning to the genre in adulthood.
Everything changed for Costner when he happened to meet the legendary actor Richard Burton on a plane.
Costner was leaving on hishoneymoon with Cindy Silvaat the time.
Costner worked up the courage to approach Burton.
Costner was motivated, but he didn’t start acting right away.
Instead, his first steps in the industry were as a stage manager at Hollywood’s Raleigh Studios.
“But I kept my eyes open.”
He was cut from the film.
Nevertheless, it was a career-changing role.
In quick succession, he starred in hit after hit.
There was “Field of Dreams,” a now-iconic baseball movie.
Within a decade, Costner had become one of Hollywood’s best-known leading men.
But even though Costner was at the helm of numerous hits, he never focused on churning them out.
Instead, he tried to keep focused on the art of making them.
“It’s about being fearless.
I’ve never been afraid of whether or not I’m No.
The first was born 1988, just as Costner’s career was taking off.
As Costner’s fame grew, his children helped him keep both feet on the ground literally.
I’m a father and I’m a husband, but the world doesn’t revolve around me.
The film was a sweeping success, taking home seven Oscars, including best director.
“I finally directed it by default,” he said.
“What I knew was, I wasn’t as good as any of those other directors.
But I wasn’t gonna leave anything out.
You just have to trust what you think you’re doing.”
Clearly, his instincts were right.
In 2023, Costner is returning to directing with the four-part Western “Horizon.”
It will consist of, as Costner toldVariety, “four two-hour-and-45-minute movies.
And every three months, one will come out.
With his band, Modern West, Costner released four albums between 2008 and 2012.
However, as the actor toldBillboard, his intention was never to become famous for his music.
“I face that head-on.
I never give a shot to divorce myself from my movie career.
Most of the songs I have written have been written on the movie set.”
According toModern West’s official website, Costner also uses his music to reach new artistic levels.
As Costner explained toParade, winning the award meant a lot to him.
“That was a powerful moment,” he said.
“People tend to think my acting is natural.
They don’t realize how much hard work I’ve put into it to make it seamless.”
In hindsight, Costner has realized that he wasn’t always very good at letting go of control.
However, it is something he has learned to do over the years.
“I don’t give up on stuff.
And maybe sometimes I would have been wiser to let go.”
Now, Costner looks at every situation asking himself, “When do I let go?”
He added that allowing himself to let go wasn’t always easy.
It sounds like Costner has really matured in terms of how he approaches his need for control.
I think that I couldn’t have predicted that exactly.”
And what made the show such a hit?
Well, looking back, Costner believes it was the show’s unique setting and topic.
He added that even though he had offered to return for Season 6, it hadn’t worked out.
“I couldn’t help them any more,” he saidat the hearing.
“He and the online grid were arguing about when he could be done with ‘Yellowstone.’
But we are definitely excited to see what’s on the horizon for the actor pun intended!
