--- title: "1 Richard Burton Quotes By Jerry Reed" description: "1 Richard Burton quotes by Jerry Reed. Plus more from Jerry Reed and more Richard Burton sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab2/jerry-reed-26143_could_i-used-to-watch-people-like-richard-burt_2565503.png" --- > [I used to watch people like Richard Burton and Mel Gibson and think, 'I could never do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/i-used-to-watch-people-like-richard-burton-and-mel-gibson-and-think-i/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab2/jerry-reed-26143_could_i-used-to-watch-people-like-richard-burt_2565503.png) ## More by Jerry Reed > [I put on your sequined ball gown and I checked the mirror there. Why, I looked like Cindy Crawford, but with much more body…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/i-put-on-your-sequined-ball-gown-and-i-checked-the-mirror-there-why-i/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) > [I mean, it's pretty hard to fight and hate and be angry when you're making music, isn't it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/i-mean-it-s-pretty-hard-to-fight-and-hate-and-be-angry-when-you-re/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) > [I went around the corner to motion pictures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/i-went-around-the-corner-to-motion-pictures/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) > [When Amos Moses was a boy his daddy would use him for alligator bait, tie a rope around his neck and throw him in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/when-amos-moses-was-a-boy-his-daddy-would-use-him-for-alligator-bait/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) > [When I was a kid of six or seven, I used to get up on the stove woodpile for a stage and I'd put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/when-i-was-a-kid-of-six-or-seven-i-used-to-get-up-on-the-stove/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) > [I have spent over 60 years bent over a guitar and to know that I wrote 70 compositions that masters have recorded, that makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/i-have-spent-over-60-years-bent-over-a-guitar-and-to-know-that-i/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) > [Music is the most powerful thing on this earth, and it's hard to be angry when you are listening to music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/music-is-the-most-powerful-thing-on-this-earth-and-it-s-hard-to-be/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) > [She's wearing a ring that I bought on sale, and that makes her the property of this U.S. Male.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/she-s-wearing-a-ring-that-i-bought-on-sale-and-that-makes-her-the/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) > [Smokey and The Bandit was just a lark. All we did was run up and down those Georgia roads wrecking cars and having the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/smokey-and-the-bandit-was-just-a-lark-all-we-did-was-run-up-and-down/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) > [She Got The Gold Mine, I Got the Shaft.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/she-got-the-gold-mine-i-got-the-shaft/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) > [It is not a character fault or weakness or seeking attention. It is somebody who is ill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/it-is-not-a-character-fault-or-weakness-or-seeking-attention-it-is/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) > [You can have music and it will stand alone by itself, but you can't have a movie without it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/you-can-have-music-and-it-will-stand-alone-by-itself-but-you-can-t/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) > [When you're hot your hot, when you're not your not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/when-you-re-hot-your-hot-when-you-re-not-your-not/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) > [I used to get on a stove wood pile at 5-6 years old and I would have a piece of stove wood and kindling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/i-used-to-get-on-a-stove-wood-pile-at-5-6-years-old-and-i-would-have/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) > [When people ask me what my motivation is, I have a simple answer: money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/when-people-ask-me-what-my-motivation-is-i-have-a-simple-answer-money/) [Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/richard-burton/jerry-reed/#itemlist", "name": "1 Richard Burton Quotes By Jerry Reed", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I used to watch people like Richard Burton and Mel Gibson and think, 'I could never do that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jerry Reed" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/i-used-to-watch-people-like-richard-burton-and-mel-gibson-and-think-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab2/jerry-reed-26143_could_i-used-to-watch-people-like-richard-burt_2565503.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab2/jerry-reed-26143_could_i-used-to-watch-people-like-richard-burt_2565503.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab2/jerry-reed-26143_could_i-used-to-watch-people-like-richard-burt_2565503.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I used to watch people like Richard Burton and Mel Gibson and think, 'I could never do that.” — Jerry Reed", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/richard-burton/jerry-reed/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/richard-burton/jerry-reed/", "name": "Richard Burton Quotes by Jerry Reed", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/richard-burton/jerry-reed/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab2/jerry-reed-26143_could_i-used-to-watch-people-like-richard-burt_2565503.png" }, "description": "1 Richard Burton quotes by Jerry Reed. 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