“I've broken fifty-six bones, broke my back twice, punctured a lung and...” — Hal Needham Quote

“I've broken fifty-six bones, broke my back twice, punctured a lung and knocked out a few teeth.”

“I didn't want to limit my income so I decided to master all aspects of stunting.”

“When 'Smokey' was released and became a blockbuster, Trans Am sales went through the roof. If you wanted a black Trans Am, you had to wait a minimum of six months. By the time we were ready to shoot 'Smokey II,' I was on a first-name basis with Pontiac.”

“That larger story in 'Salvage the Bones' is just about survival, and I think that, in the end, there are things about this novel and about these characters' experiences that make their stories universal stories.”

“Europe has been in my bones.”

“I've smashed myself around, been on crutches, and broken a couple of bones when I was a kid.”