“If I hadn't been an actor, I would have been a coach, and I would have...” — Burt Reynolds Quote

“If I hadn't been an actor, I would have been a coach, and I would have been a good one. All teaching is is communicating.”

“There are three stages of an actor's career: Young, Old, and 'You look good!'”

“The moment you grab someone by the lapels, you're lost.”

“The fact is that HBO is doing the kind of films and the kind of stories that the movie industry used to do. You look at a lot of the specialty sections of studios that have gone under... and there's no doubt in my mind why filmmakers and screenwriters and actors are ending up at a place like HBO. They do it better than anybody.”

“Every actor you learn from, take something from everyone - big actor or not. Whether they're big movie stars or not doesn't really matter.”

“Only a good actor has an edge over a weak actor. A hardworking actor has an edge over a lazy actor. Nationality has nothing to do with it.”