Kevin Costner's Rise to Stardom Was a Foregone Conclusion Way Before "Yellowstone"

"Dances With Wolves" star was a natural athlete, a joy to work with, and showed a deep interest in the movie business

Kevin Costner played alongside Susan Sarandon in “Bull Durham.” (Orion)

I first met Kevin Costner at Orion Pictures’ West Coast offices in Century City, Calif., in the fall of 1986. Principal photography had wrapped in July on Director Roger Donaldson’s “No Way Out,” which was based on the 1946 novel, “The Big Clock,” by Kenneth Fearing.