We got Sally Field onboard [in Smokey and the Bandit] and it changed the entire dynamic. About a third of the way into filming, I was in the car with Sally and there was this little moment where we kind of looked at each other, and then we both turned and looked over at Hal [Needham]. He gave us a thumbs up and said, "Yeah!" And we kind of knew there was some magic going on.

If you hang onto something long enough, it will come back in style.. Like ME.

I can tell a young person where the mines are, but he's probably going to step on them anyway.

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

When an actor marries an actress they both fight for the mirror.

There are three stages of an actor's career. Young, old, and "You look good".

There are no awards in Hollywood for being an idiot.