A biography for Burt Reynoldshasn’t been written yet.
“The stupidest thing I ever did was turn down 'Terms of Endearment' to do 'Cannonball Run II.' Jim Brooks wrote the part of the astronaut for me. Taking that role would have been a way to get all the things I wanted.”
“Frankly, it's embarrassing to have a house filled with giant portraits of yourself.”
“I've tried very hard to be thought of as a serious actor.”
“To be successful in business, you have to be ruthless.”
“Sometimes I'm surprised people even know who I am.”
“I'm just trying desperately to hang on to my true friends. Like Jon Voight. We laugh all the time at how stupid we are.”
“If I was as tough as I'm made out to be in movies, I wouldn't have to worry.”
“I'm not sure if I can swagger anymore, but I can limp with the best of them.”
“There are three stages of an actor's career: Young, Old, and 'You look good!'”
“I don't take myself seriously, and I think the ones that do, there's some sickness with people like that.”
“Most guys with toupees overcompensate. They want too much hair. They end up piling it high, looking like a weird flower.”
“Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get laundry done.”