Steve Guttenberg Quotes

If you're an underdog, mentally disabled, physically disabled, if you don't fit in, if you're not as pretty as the others, you can still be a hero.

Everyone keeps asking me, What are you doing? I say, Why do I need to do anything? I'm rich.

When you have nothing to lose, the sky's the limit.

Sometimes it's good to miss a bus. It might be the wrong bus.

Every film can be fun, even if it's a terror.

I've always been proud of my character and how I live my life. So my regrets are few, and the ones I do have, I'm glad I have.

My thoughts were to become a dentist when I first went to Albany State. I didn't know where I would end up, but I knew I'd be happy, and I knew I would have a nice life. That was always my goal, to have a nice, happy life. That's, to me, being rich.

What life really is all about is happiness. It's not money, or stature, or the amount of cars you have in your driveway. Life, a really successful life, is one in which you are loved and love somebody else, or some other people.

Show business has never been my everything. It's a means; it's not the end. It's a means to the end. I want and have always wanted freedom. That was always my goal, to not have a boss, to not have anybody tell me what to do. Luckily, as an actor, I got that.

No matter how bad your life gets, you can always turn it around.

Directing is a tremendous art.

Any kind of writing that's meaningful becomes hard work, so there were times when it would really flow, there were times when I'd get 10 pages a day, and then there were days when I would do three pages. Depends on the thickness of the material. If it's satisfying, it's hard, but it's pretty wonderful.

I've made a lot of people a lot of money, and I've made a lot of people really happy. I've entertained millions and millions of people.

When people are nasty, it gets everybody's attention, and it gives them a name.

There's tons of waste on every film. It really doesn't matter the budget, as long as it hits a bull's-eye.

If I buy a luxury gift for someone I love, it's got to be perfect. The product has to be in perfect condition from the company. If I'm going to buy a luxury watch or luxury car or clothing for someone I love, it's got to be perfect, and they've got to handle it perfectly. They have to pack it perfectly. I want the people that I love to have that great experience, because you're paying so much, you should have it perfect.

Let's look at people as artists and try to support them; just because Picasso painted a couple of bad paintings, that's no reason to say he's a lousy painter.

Someone's just told me the English are still trying to take over the United States - is that true?

In show business, you can't make a living. You can only make a fortune, but you can't make a living.

I'm just thinking all the time. There are times when I don't really need to think. You know what I mean? If you think about stuff for five hours, you really only need to do like five minutes and the rest of sort of rehashing it and dramatically going over it.

Read more. Read. Read. Read. Deeply, widely, read. Learn all kinds of subjects. The smarter you are as an actor, the better an actor you'll be.

It's important for everybody to have somewhere to go. Men and women need purpose [in life].

If you're buying something from Chanel, you want it perfect, and delivered on time.

If I could spend the rest of my life inside one movie it would be The Godfather, because it's the greatest movie ever made.

I'm somebody who deserves to be supported and encouraged to continue my work because I have a lot to give.