But Enough About Me Quotes

“In my opinion, it was Donald (Trump)'s fault that the USFL didn't survive. Now don't get me wrong. I like Donald. I hold on to my wallet when we shake hands, but I like him. I just think his personal ambition sank the USFL. He was interested in only two things: money and publicity. John (Bassett) summed it up when he said that Donald's "ego transcended his business sense." (In the years since, every time Donald runs for president, I pray he never gets the chance to do to the USA what he did to the USFL.)”
― Burt Reynolds, But Enough About Me

“Sally has spent most of her professional life working for respect. She started in television, first as Gidget (1965–66) and then as The Flying Nun (1967–70), and spent the next ten years trying to live those roles down. That explains why, when she won her second Oscar, for Places in the Heart (1984), she said, “I haven’t had an orthodox career, and I’ve wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn’t feel it, but this time I feel it—and I can’t deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!” She was making a reference to a line in Norma Rae, but nobody got the joke, and Sally got slammed for it. To make it worse, people misquoted her as saying, “You like me, you really like me!” That line has been dogging her ever since.”
― Burt Reynolds, But Enough About Me: A Memoir

“hobo. He wound up in Jupiter, Florida, changed his name”
― Burt Reynolds, But Enough About Me

“spare the horses when he hit me.”
― Burt Reynolds, But Enough About Me: A Memoir

“When we began shooting Deliverance, Burt was in a place where the depth of his talent hadn’t been truly recognized. Our director, John Boorman, must be given all the credit for seeing his greatness and for insisting on Burt for the plum role of Lewis Medlock. Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, and I, his costars, became his great fans, and Burt knew what we all came to know: that his performance would expose his enormous talent to the world and change his career forever. Look at the scene where Lewis saves the team from the mountain men. He takes total command of a dangerous situation and delivers a powerful aria in the middle of those woods. It’s a sensational piece of acting. I think we all did our parts well, but it was Burt who rose up and showed his full stature in that central great moment. The success of the film has everything to do with his performance. The story is”
― Burt Reynolds, But Enough About Me: A Memoir

“prick assholes.” I took him aside and said, “Rip, don’t push your luck. It’s okay.”
― Burt Reynolds, But Enough About Me: A Memoir