Audiences make their minds up about people they see on screen, just like they do in real life. That's what fascinates me in film. You see a character and have to think: is this person different to what I assumed… — Steve McQueen Copy Share Image
Anything that doesn't make sense, I don't want to give too much of my brain to. — Steve McQueen Copy Share
I love actors. That's my bread and butter, and I got to work with some amazing ones on '12 Years'. — Steve McQueen Copy Share
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. — Steve McQueen Copy Share
You see, I don't believe in that grabbin' and grabbin' and stuffin yourself and not givin' anythin' or puttin' it back. — Steve McQueen Copy Share
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 -… — Steve McQueen Copy Share
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… — Steve McQueen Copy Share
I'm certainly not who people think I am. I always do whatever I want to do, and my films are personal to me. — Steve McQueen Copy Share
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… — Steve McQueen Copy Share
The world is as good as you are. You've got to learn to like yourself first. — Steve McQueen Copy Share
Sometimes you have to say goodbye to the things you know and hello to the things you dont. — Steve McQueen Copy Share
I can't work in an environment where it's a stiff hierarchy; that's not my kind of way. — Steve McQueen Copy Share
One of the things that make motorcycling so great is because it never fails to give you a feeling of freedom and adventure. — Steve McQueen Copy Share
