Quotes by Kurt Russell

• Society questions the police and their methods, and the police say, Do you want the criminals off the street or not?
• I wasn't really serious about acting - I was serious about baseball.
• When you think you're good, you will play at that level. If you doubt yourself, you will play like crap.
• 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.
• If I see one side of somebody, I want to see the other side.
• If it hadn't been for the videocassette, I may not have had a career at all.
• 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.
• I seem to have a knack for picking movies that go on to be cult favorites.
• We all do that thing which is the best in movies - we relate.
• We are in a democratic society. It's our job to question.
• 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.
• When you first are in front of the camera as a young person, you'd be surprised at all the insecurities you can get.
• 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.
• Acting was something that just came along. But I made good money, so it wasn't something I was just going to put aside and pretend it didn't exist.
• I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me.
• I played professional level sports. When you're playing for money, it's a whole other level.
• 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.
• I know I come off differently than I think of myself. I'm always surprised by what people say about me.
• I got a kick out of the stands when they would heckle me. I would take the energy from that.
• 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.
• I do get cynical, but what can you do? It doesn't make any difference.
• I can evaluate a player in a very short period of time because I'm very close to that game, very educated in that game and played the game for a long, long time. I wasn't just a guy with talent. I learned a lot about the game.
• I always look forward to working with Goldie because she's a great person to work with.
• Human beings, from their own point of view, are very different than what people see.
• For guys playing sports at a high level, for money, I can't put my finger on it, but in a man's world of sport, there is something visceral to beating another man.
• I usually hang out on the set. I get to know everybody. I have a nice time with the other actors.