Kevin Costner, once the 'Sexiest Man Alive', on his appeal as an actor

In 1991, Kevin Costner won the Best Director award at the Oscars for the film 'Dances With Wolves'. Photo: Reuters

Arriving at his press conference for his new TV series Yellowstone, Kevin Costner doesn’t look much different than he did 25 years ago except now he’s paunchy and doesn’t mind showing it.

Costner was once the world’s most popular actor. Dances With Wolves, Robin Hood, JFK, and The Bodyguard were box office triumphs from Tokyo to Helsinki. And even though A Perfect World may have been a disappointment in the United States, it did spectacularly well in foreign markets.