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> [I'm a filmmaker, so I always think: When is the breaking point? Sometimes you've got to go beyond the breaking point, and then you catch it. When is long enough? It's one of those things you have to look at,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/i-m-a-filmmaker-so-i-always-think-when-is-the-breaking-point/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

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## More by Steve McQueen

> [Anything that doesn't make sense, I don't want to give too much of my brain to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/anything-that-doesn-t-make-sense-i-don-t-want-to-give-too-much-of-my/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

> [I love actors. That's my bread and butter, and I got to work with some amazing ones on '12 Years'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/i-love-actors-that-s-my-bread-and-butter-and-i-got-to-work-with-some/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

> [The camera movement should be like a cat jumping onto a table - with just enough amount of effort and that's it. That's enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/the-camera-movement-should-be-like-a-cat-jumping-onto-a-table-with/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

> [You see, I don't believe in that grabbin' and grabbin' and stuffin yourself and not givin' anythin' or puttin' it back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/you-see-i-don-t-believe-in-that-grabbin-and-grabbin-and-stuffin/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

> [When I did 'The Great Escape,' I kept thinking, 'If they were making a movie of my life, that's what they'd call it -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/when-i-did-the-great-escape-i-kept-thinking-if-they-were-making-a/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

> [I really don't like to act. At the beginning, back in '51, I had to force myself to stick with it. I was real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/i-really-don-t-like-to-act-at-the-beginning-back-in-51-i-had-to-force/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

> [I'm certainly not who people think I am. I always do whatever I want to do, and my films are personal to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/i-m-certainly-not-who-people-think-i-am-i-always-do-whatever-i-want/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

> [I'm a filmmaker, so I always think: When is the breaking point? Sometimes you've got to go beyond the breaking point, and then you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/i-m-a-filmmaker-so-i-always-think-when-is-the-breaking-point/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

> [The world is as good as you are. You've got to learn to like yourself first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/the-world-is-as-good-as-you-are-you-ve-got-to-learn-to-like-yourself/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

> [Sometimes you have to say goodbye to the things you know and hello to the things you dont.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/sometimes-you-have-to-say-goodbye-to-the-things-you-know-and-hello-to/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

> [Often the best way to relax is just to go back to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/often-the-best-way-to-relax-is-just-to-go-back-to-work/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

> [Ill never be as good an actor as I want to be…but I'll be good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/ill-never-be-as-good-an-actor-as-i-want-to-be-but-i-ll-be-good/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

> [I can't work in an environment where it's a stiff hierarchy; that's not my kind of way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/i-can-t-work-in-an-environment-where-it-s-a-stiff-hierarchy-that-s/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

> [I need to have a reason why I'm doing something. Otherwise I'm lost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/i-need-to-have-a-reason-why-i-m-doing-something-otherwise-i-m-lost/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

> [One of the things that make motorcycling so great is because it never fails to give you a feeling of freedom and adventure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/one-of-the-things-that-make-motorcycling-so-great-is-because-it-never/)

[Steve McQueen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mcqueen/)

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