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Kevin Costner: Thirteen Days
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Kevin could always read people, see the humour in things, life. He was discontented at 22 years old. Two weeks into a marketing job which he already hated, Kevin was on the brink of making the decision to change his course of life. After only 30 days in his first job in marketing, he resigned. His wife Cindy was furious never taking his love for acting seriously. Kevin realized he had taken a big risk but it was time to take control over his own destiny.
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In turn, Costner returned his appreciation by donating $120,000 to create a permanent Sioux Indian exhibit at the South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre. Costner and his wife donated the money in gratitude for the wonderful and welcome reception they received by the people while making the film there. Among other renderings, the exhibit will include a depiction of the rise and fall of the Ghost Dance [a religion founded by Paiute holy man Wovoka, which began among Native American converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], the forced retreat of the Sioux and their transition to reservation life.
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Costner has a home in Austin, Texas and sometimes appears at University of Texas Longhorn baseball practices and games. Costner is a close friend to Longhorns baseball coach Augie Garrido,[15] from Garrido's days coaching at Cal State Fullerton where Costner attended. He cast Garrido to play the role of "Yankee Manager" in his film For Love of the Game.[16] He is ... known to attend every College World Series game that Cal State Fullerton plays in Omaha.
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Costner got his degree and took an office job, while occasionally acting at a local playhouse. Returning from a vacation in Mexico, Costner met actor Richard Burton on a plane flight and cajoled the superstar for advice. Burton told him he would never make it as an actor unless he dropped everything else to pursue acting. Costner has said that his wife was furious when he came home and announced he was quitting his steady day job to become a professional actor.
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Having agreed to undertake a job as a marketing executive on return, with the support of his wife Costner began taking acting lessons five nights a week. His marketing job lasted 30 days. He took work which allowed him to develop his acting skills via tuition, including working on fishing boats, as a cow rider, and giving smashing lessons of stars' Hollywood homes to support the couple while he ... made the audition rounds.[1]
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