Smokey and the Bandit was the first picture [Hal Needham ] directed, and I knew he could handle it. I had just… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
I'm really much more like Phil Potter from [the 1979 film] Starting Over. People do think I'm the Bandit [from Smokey and… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
It was a bit of a lark when I agreed to do [Smokey and the Bandit], and I knew we'd have fun… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
The most important thing to remember is: to protect your quarterback - ME! — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
If I hadn't been an actor, I would have been a coach, and I would have been a good one. All teaching is is… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
I thought 'Deliverance' was a very good film. But it didn't have the success financially that 'Smokey and the Bandit' did, although that film… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
If I want to be up for an Academy Award, I'm either going to have to play a tour de force of some kind… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
“Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get his laundry done.” — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
I hate prejudice of any kind, whether it be color or sexual preference. — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
I'm just trying desperately to hang on to my true friends. Like Jon Voight. We laugh all the time at how stupid we are. — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
But then when I'm in a halfway successful movie, it irritates the hell out of the critics in New York, because they'd like to… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
That's a big responsibility, and the details obsess me. And, also, I no longer feel I have to do the Tonight Show every time… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
We got Sally Field onboard [in Smokey and the Bandit] and it changed the entire dynamic. About a third of the way into filming,… — Burt Reynolds Copy Share Image
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![“We got Sally Field onboard [in Smokey and the Bandit] and it changed the entire dynamic. About a third of the way into filming, I was in the car with Sally and there was this little moment where we kind of looked at each other, and then we both turned and looked over at Hal [Needham]. He gave us a…” quote by Burt Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8b5/burt-reynolds-9553_bandits_we-got-sally-field-onboard-in-smokey-and_551176.jpg)