“I have to hurry and not let the rock fall back downhill.

“It’s a rope that I cannot let go of.

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HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA - CHAPTER 1, Kevin Costner, 2024

Kevin Costner in ‘Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1’.Warner Bros. /Courtesy Everett Collection

“There’s something in me that it only increases my desire when something has crapped out.

So when I feel rejection, I’m like anybody else.

But when I open my eyes from my disappointment, my desire has only increased.

Kevin Costner attends the “Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2” photocall during the 81st Venice International Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on September 7, 2024 in Venice, Italy.

Kevin Costner at the premiere of ‘Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2’ at the Venice International Film Festival.JB Lacroix/FilmMagic

So that’s how I’ve driven myself.”

Costner also clarified that he does not intend to convey partisan political ideas in his new films.

“It wasn’t a land in Disneyland.

It was difficult on everyone who went, and America moved by inches.

It’s not a message politically to anyone.

Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1is streaming now on Max.

Stay tuned for more information aboutChapter 2’s release.