It's always possible to spend more money.
I'm proud of 'Deliverance' because it was a very dangerous film to make, and they all said it couldn't be done, and we did it. And Jon Voight and I are now like brothers.
I don't take myself seriously, and I think the ones that do, there's some sickness with people like that.
If I was as tough as I'm made out to be in movies, I wouldn't have to worry.
I'm just trying desperately to hang on to my true friends. Like Jon Voight. We laugh all the time at how stupid we are.
Sometimes I'm surprised people even know who I am.
I've tried very hard to be thought of as a serious actor.
I thought 'Deliverance' was a very good film. But it didn't have the success financially that 'Smokey and the Bandit' did, although that film made more money than 'Star Wars' in the first week.
John Boorman was the best director I've ever had.
There are three stages of an actor's career: Young, Old, and 'You look good!'
I realized very quickly that the public has a perfect right to tell you what they want to see.
People don't understand the analogy of football and acting, but there's a great deal of it that's the same. You get dressed in the room, and you think you've got it all prepared, and later on in the game you wish you had put on more pads 'cause they're just kicking the hell out of you. God almighty, I've been beat up by the best.
