Kurt Russell Quotes

• I know I come off differently than I think of myself. I’m always surprised by what people say about me.

  Kurt Russell

• When you think you’re good, you will play at that level. If you doubt yourself, you will play like crap.

  Kurt Russell

• When you first are in front of the camera as a young person, you’d be surprised at all the insecurities you can get.

  Kurt Russell

• When I was working on my career, I was very aware of what I had done, what I wanted to do next. I’m having a good time just reading things that might be interesting to do.

  Kurt Russell

• We are in a democratic society. It’s our job to question.

  Kurt Russell

• We all do that thing which is the best in movies – we relate.

  Kurt Russell

• Society questions the police and their methods, and the police say, Do you want the criminals off the street or not?

  Kurt Russell

• My first year of pro ball I played in the Northwest league and made the all-star team, and the next year I played I led the team in hitting and was third or fifth in the league.

  Kurt Russell

• If they’re willing to pay you what you think you’re worth for it, that’s why an actor goes to work. A lot of times they want to pay you a lot for a picture you don’t want to do.

  Kurt Russell

• If it hadn’t been for the videocassette, I may not have had a career at all.

  Kurt Russell

• If I see one side of somebody, I want to see the other side.

  Kurt Russell

• I’ve never looked at my career in terms of, What haven’t I done that I want to do? I just generally find a story that I think is a good one and go to work.

  Kurt Russell

• I wasn’t really serious about acting – I was serious about baseball.

  Kurt Russell

• I was brought up by two people who just said, Whatever it is you’re interested in, go do it. There is no winning or losing. You find out when you do it what the experience is.

  Kurt Russell

• I usually hang out on the set. I get to know everybody. I have a nice time with the other actors.

  Kurt Russell

• I seem to have a knack for picking movies that go on to be cult favorites.

  Kurt Russell

• I played professional level sports. When you’re playing for money, it’s a whole other level.

  Kurt Russell

• I no longer look at my life and times in the motion picture industry as my career. I just look at it now as something I like and want to do.

  Kurt Russell

• I got a kick out of the stands when they would heckle me. I would take the energy from that.

  Kurt Russell

• I don’t really look for specific types of projects any more. I’m not taking care of a career anymore. I’m just having fun acting.

  Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell (27)

Birth:	17th May, 1951
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor

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