The role Burt Reynolds thought “might be the last stop for me”
He was out of options.
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Burt Reynolds named the funniest actors he ever worked with
“He was funny. I mean get-the-giggles, wrap-up-for-the-cast-and-crew, “time-out”-and-get-it-together funny”.
The actor Marlon Brando hated most in the world once played him on TV: “A marvellous imitation”
Talk about a slap in the face.
The movie Gene Hackman hated every second of making: “I’m going bananas”
It wasn’t worth the hassle.
“I have to do this movie”: the performance Burt Reynolds called his “last great role”
A full-circle moment.
The one director Burt Reynolds regretted rejecting: “It broke his heart and I’ve always felt bad”
He did it with a heavy heart.
The crazy moment Audie Murphy pulled a gun on Burt Reynolds: “Get the hell out of here!”
Reynolds learned the hard way how to handle Murphy.
The “self-destructive” actor Burt Reynolds called his era’s best: “Made everybody else look like amateurs”
It wasn’t his arch-nemesis, Marlon Brando.
The ‘Rambo’ role Burt Reynolds was desperate to play: “You’re too expensive and too famous”
He priced himself out.