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> [Every time I start thinking the world is all bad, then I start seeing people out there having a good time on motorcycles. It makes me take another look.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mcqueen/every-time-i-start-thinking-the-world-is-all-bad-then-i-start-seeing/)

[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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