78 Quotes by Steve McQueen

As far as art and filmmaking is concerned, I don't see there's any separation; it's just one continuous thing.

The camera movement should be like a cat jumping onto a table - with just enough amount of effort and that's it. That's enough.

I always feel I'm an amateur. I don't most of the time know what I'm doing.

I think as an actor, you're more like a dancer, and you have to use your body. I don't understand all these questions about nudity. It's a nonsense. He's an actor, an artist, so get on with it.

When I believe in something, I fight like hell for it.

I deal with certain things in my work because of who I am. I make work in order to make people think.

Acting is like racing, you need the same concentration. You have to reach inside you and bring forth a lot of broken glass. That's painful.

I don't know why it (stardom) happened-but it's kinda nice. Maybe it's because I'm someone off the streets. Maybe people relate to me.

I really don't like to act. At the beginning, back in '51, I had to force myself to stick with it. I was real uncomfortable, real uncomfortable.