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Kevin Costner Says Being from Compton Makes Diversity in Films Important to Him: 'I'm Conscious of Race'

Kevin Costner spoke about race and diversity in his Western films 'Horizon: An American Saga' during a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival, sharing how growing up in Compton, California, shaped his perspective.

Costner was also asked during the press conference about representation of Native Americans in Horizon, specifically whether audiences will see "more of their perspective" in the next films "instead of them being more antagonistic presences in the story." While speaking with GQ about the project, Costner recalled his decades-long journey toward its fruition and revealed he has spent roughly$38 million of his own money making the series so far. Though the fact that Costner took out a mortgage on his family's home in Santa Barbara, Calif., to help fund the series' first two films has made headlines, the Field of Dreams actor noted he has not risked his children's permanent living situation.

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