Burt Reynolds Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

I can sing as well as Fred Astaire can act.

I've always gotten along well with Texans. You've got to.

Jay Leno is wonderful and a good friend, but it will always be the Carson show to a lot of people.

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

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

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

You can only hold your stomach in for so many years.

Trivia

Burt declared bankruptcy in 1996, after a string of failed movies, and a bitter public divorce from Loni Anderson damaged his marketability.

Burt received the 'Children At Heart Award' in June of 2000 for his efforts in benefitting and aiding the children of Cheranobyl. Their organization has rescued over 1600 children for terrible conditions that were created by fall-out in Chernobyl.

Burt's autobiography My Life went straight to the best seller's list and was an international success.

Burt was drafted by the Baltimore Colts National Football League, but declined their offer.

Burt appeared along with Richard Dreyfuss, as over-the-hill mobsters, trying to pull one last job, in Disney's hit comedy The Crew in 2000.

Burt made his Broadway debut when he appeared in director Jose Quintero's Look, We've Come Through.

Burt was named 'The Most Popular Star', 'The Star Of The Year', and '#1 Box Office Star' for five years in a row from the National Association of Theater Owners.

Burt returned to Palm Beach, and to Florida State University after a full recovery. He changed his major from athletics to drama winning the 1956 'Florida State Drama Award'.

Burt graduated from Palm Beach high school and went on to Florida State University on a college football scholarship, becoming an all-star Southern Conference halfback.

He is 5' 10" (1.78 m).

Burt a starring role in the new movie, The Longest Yard.