While at the end of each year I always post TCM's annual tribute to those who have died, "TCM Remembers,' I have never posted a TCM Remembers tribute to an individual star before. I am doing so with regards to Robert Duvall for two simple reasons. The first is that Mr. Duvall is one of my all-time favourite actors. He appeared in some of my all-time favourite movies and guest stared on some of my all-time favourite TV shows. The second is that Turner Classic Movies utilises a portion of his character Hub's speech from Secondhand Lons (2003). Not only is it some of Mr. Dvuall's best work, but in my humble opinion it is one of the greatest speeches ever made in the history of cinema. What is more, I believe every word of it. The speech was made by Hub, at his great nephew Walter's request.
For those of you who would like to read the whole speech, there it is below. That having been said, I would urge you to watch Secondhand Lions, if only for that speech. As I said, it is some of Mr. Duvall's best work.
"Sometimes the things that may or may not be true are the things a man needs to believe in the most. That people are basically good; that honour, courage, and virtue mean everything; that power and money, money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil; and I want you to remember this, that love... true love never dies. You remember that, boy. You remember that. Doesn't matter if it's true or not. You see, a man should believe in those things, because those are the things worth believing in." (Hub in Secondhand Lions).
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