how barbra streisand fought to make robert redford's the way we were character more than 'just an object'
the EGOT winner recalled the lengths that she and director Sydney Pollack went to in order to secure Redford as her character Katie Morosky's pal and love interest Hubbell Gardiner in the 1973 romantic drama.
After Redford's refusal, Streisand said she hoped Pollack, who was a close friend of Redford's, could persuade him to take the part instead. "I have to give Sydney credit," she admitted. "He was as persistent as I was, because we both felt that only Redford would make the picture work." Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand in 'The Way We Were'Redford, however, had reservations.
, Pollack, who died in 2008, revealed that Redford was also very concerned about his potential costar before eventually agreeing to the role.
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