Biografie

He was a longtime companion of actress Marcia Cross.

Was originally chosen to play Dr. Charles Nichols in Auf der Flucht (1993), but became too ill to work.

Lived with Blair Brown from 1976-1985; the relationship produced one son, Robert Christopher Anson III.

Was cast as Dr. Charles Nichols in Auf der Flucht (1993), and allegedly filmed a couple scenes, but ultimately had to drop out due to his failing health. He died shortly after the film's release.

He directed fellow actor Raul Julia in "Macbeth" at the Public Theatre in New York.

The cardinal sin of a play is to sacrifice emotional truth to make a philosophical point.

If you take it that the poet has words, the novelist a story, the painter his paints, then my material is emotions. Emotions are what I paint with.

Grandfather [Judge Learned Hand] had a bad back, he'd lie on the floor to relieve the pain. I did my first Shakespeare sitting next to him on the floor, reading 'Antony and Cleopatra' and 'King Lear,' his favorites plays, and all the time grandfather'd be correcting my speech, my accent, then interrupting to see if I understood all the words. I must have been about 12 or 13. It was an experience that has stayed with me all these years.

Ultimately what I'd like to do is not become pretentious. I'd like to keep from living in Beverly Hills and driving a Mercedes. I want to stay in my old stone castle in Malibu with my animals and my lady.

It's an odd feeling, and in an odd way I've never cared if I'm accepted or rejected. I just remind myself that if I'd wanted to make money I didn't have to go into this business. I did it because as preposterous as it sounds, I wanted to be an artist.