Burt Reynolds

“You can't be a movie star and not be in the headlines.”

“Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get his laundry done.”

“I took the part that was the most fun. I didn't take the part that would be the most challenging.”

“The moment you stop having fun is the moment you should stop.”

“I regret things all the time. I've turned down parts that would have made me a fortune.”

“Money doesn't buy you happiness. It buys you a big enough yacht to sail right up to it.”

“I'm a very good actor, but not a great actor.”

“I've always been a bit of a loner. I've always felt like I'm on the outside looking in.”

“I'm not afraid of dying. I'm afraid of not living.”

“You have to have a sense of humor about it all. You can't take yourself too seriously.”

“The only thing you can do is the best you can do.”

“The best way to not get your heart broken is to pretend you don't have one.”

“You get to a certain age where you're just glad to be there. It's not about ambition or anything; it's just about gratitude.”

“There are no awards in Hollywood for being an idiot.”

“My movies were the kind they show in prisons and airplanes, because nobody can leave.”