96 Quotes by Hal Needham

I was beginning to think I had let 'my alligator mouth overload my jaybird ass.

There's no such thing as a great stunt if there's no danger involved.

I worked every day. I never turned down a stunt.

The first movie I worked was called 'The Spirit of St. Louis.' It was the story of Charles Lindberg's life.

I have a country-boy sense of humor. I come from a poor family, and I have no education. But I am Middle America, and what makes me laugh is what makes them laugh.

I'm the one that brought airbags into the stunt world.

When the 55 mph speed limit came in and the oil crisis caused fuel rationing, the truckers began to look like the last American cowboys.

Out in Hollywood I'm getting to be regarded as the 'redneck adviser.'

When I came in, Westerns were the big thing, so I did horse falls, transfers, bulldogs, big fights. That's where you could really shine if you were really good at it. But then all the Westerns stopped, and I was capable of doing car stunts, motorcycle stunts and high falls. I could do it all.