--- title: "10 Smokey And The Bandit Quotes by 4 authors" description: "Browse 10 Smokey And The Bandit quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best Smokey And The Bandit sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/jay-chandrasekhar-5190_bandit_smokey-and-the-bandit-is-tough-and-funny_2867309.jpg" --- > ['Smokey and the Bandit' is tough and funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-chandrasekhar/smokey-and-the-bandit-is-tough-and-funny/) [Jay Chandrasekhar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-chandrasekhar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/jay-chandrasekhar-5190_bandit_smokey-and-the-bandit-is-tough-and-funny_2867309.jpg) > [I have always enjoyed outlaw films such as 'Smokey and the Bandit.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-chandrasekhar/i-have-always-enjoyed-outlaw-films-such-as-smokey-and-the-bandit/) [Jay Chandrasekhar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-chandrasekhar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de9/jay-chandrasekhar-5190_always_i-have-always-enjoyed-outlaw-films-such_3067699.jpg) > [Trans Am sales went up 70 percent after Smokey and the Bandit, and I was promised a free car every year for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-reynolds/trans-am-sales-went-up-70-percent-after-smokey-and-the-bandit-and-i/) [Burt Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-reynolds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a10/burt-reynolds-9553_bandits_trans-am-sales-went-up-70-percent-after_1380312.jpg) > [ It was a bit of a lark when I agreed to do \[Smokey and the Bandit\], and I knew we'd have fun… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-reynolds/it-was-a-bit-of-a-lark-when-i-agreed-to-do-smokey-and-the-bandit-and/) [Burt Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-reynolds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d79/burt-reynolds-9553_bandit_it-was-a-bit-of-a-lark-when-i-agreed-to_2936433.jpg) > [Smokey and The Bandit was just a lark. All we did was run up and down those Georgia roads wrecking cars and…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70c/jerry-reed-26143_bandit_smokey-and-the-bandit-was-just-a-lark-al_1364706.png) > [You might be a redneck if you have refused to watch the Academy Awards since Smokey and the Bandit was snubbed for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-foxworthy/you-might-be-a-redneck-if-you-have-refused-to-watch-the-academy/) [Jeff Foxworthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-foxworthy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/359/jeff-foxworthy-939_academy_you-might-be-a-redneck-if-you-have-refus_3035300.jpg) > [ Smokey and the Bandit was the first picture \[Hal Needham \] directed, and I knew he could handle it. I had just… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-reynolds/smokey-and-the-bandit-was-the-first-picture-hal-needham-directed-and/) [Burt Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-reynolds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ae/burt-reynolds-9553_bandit_smokey-and-the-bandit-was-the-first-pict_596169.jpg) > [ I'm really much more like Phil Potter from \[the 1979 film\] Starting Over. People do think I'm the Bandit \[from Smokey and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-reynolds/i-m-really-much-more-like-phil-potter-from-the-1979-film-starting/) [Burt Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-reynolds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/burt-reynolds-9553_bandits_i-m-really-much-more-like-phil-potter-fr_1165874.jpg) > [I thought 'Deliverance' was a very good film. But it didn't have the success financially that 'Smokey and the Bandit' did, although…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-reynolds/i-thought-deliverance-was-a-very-good-film-but-it-didn-t-have-the/) [Burt Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-reynolds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89a/burt-reynolds-9553_cinema_i-thought-deliverance-was-a-very-good-fi_44352.jpg) > [ We got Sally Field onboard \[in Smokey and the Bandit\] and it changed the entire dynamic. About a third of the way… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burt-reynolds/we-got-sally-field-onboard-in-smokey-and-the-bandit-and-it-changed/) [Burt Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burt-reynolds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b5/burt-reynolds-9553_bandits_we-got-sally-field-onboard-in-smokey-and_551176.jpg) ## Top authors on Smokey And The Bandit - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-burt-reynolds-20353.jpg) Burt Reynolds 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/smokey-and-the-bandit/burt-reynolds/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/smokey-and-the-bandit/#itemlist", "name": "Smokey And The Bandit Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "'Smokey and the Bandit' is tough and funny.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jay 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