Burt Reynolds Biography

On himself:

“I regret that I do not have the dignity of Ricardo Montalban, the class of Dean Martin, or the humour of Bill Cosby. I DO have the heart of a lion.”

“I’m terrified of marriage. I’m terrified of not doing something so important and at the same time, I think you shouldn’t rush into these things.”

“If you hold on to things long enough they come back into fashion. Like me.”

“Women are my drugs and my alcohol. When I’m involved with one woman, I’m involved with one woman. Period. But between romances, I am carnivorous.”

On acting

“The only way you can hurt anyone in this business is by succeeding and hurting their pocket book maybe, or just smiling and not giving up.”

“All the younger actors keep coming up to me and asking me where all of the land mines are because they know I’ve stepped on them all.”

“My acting is a bit like basketball. Most females in my films come off very well. I give great assist. And if I’m lucky, I even score.”