A couple of blogging ideas popped into my mind over the weekend, and I decided to smash them together to form a semi-regular series of posts.
First, I went on a quick trip to Chattanooga, which isn’t too far away, and crossed Monteagle Mountain along the way. Those not from Tennessee may not know about Monteagle, but it is one of the great spots in our state. It is also where the Bandit gained his notoriety. Don’t know what Bandit I am talking about? Well, there is only one Bandit, and that is the one played by Burt Reynolds in Smokey and the Bandit. According to the opening song, the Bandit became famous when he safely steered his jack-knifed truck down Monteagle.
As I crossed the mountain, I started thinking about a blog of my favorite Burt Reynolds movies.
Then, I published a post that included a profound line from one of my favorite movies. I have done this before and have noticed that it has become a habit in my blogging/tweeting life. With that in mind, I started thinking about a post of movie quotes that could also be used as guidance in our daily lives. It seems that screenwriters can be quite clever when given time to come up with something.
With those two ideas running through my mind, I came to the smash idea where I will take movie stars and list the “life guidance” quotes from their films. The quotes may be profound, funny, or just plain dumb. The common denominator is that I think they are great lines and can be useful in some way.
Before the listing begins, there are a few rules.
1. I must have seen the movie.
2. Each movie must include the mentioned movie star (although they may not be the one that says the line).
So, here goes with movie wisdom from Burt Reynolds movies.
From Deliverance
“Sometimes you have to lose yourself ‘fore you can find anything.”
“If you hit any rocks don’t hit ’em with your head.”
From White Lightning
“I was born ready.”
“The good, they die young.”
“Only two things in the world I’m scared of – women and the police.”
From The Longest Yard (The original. Not the Adam Sandler crap.)
“Shaving points off a football game. Man, that’s un-American.”
“I’ve always had my shit together. Always. My problem’s been I couldn’t lift it.”
From Smokey and the Bandit
“If you’re gonna hang out in places like this wear a badge on your didey.”
“Cowboys love fat calves.”
“I guess a legend and an out of work bum look a lot alike.”
“I take my hat off for one thing. One thing only.”
“When you tell somebody somethin’, it depends on what part of the United States you’re standin’ in as to just how dumb you are.”
From Smokey and the Bandit II
“When you raid a cathouse, you take the piano player, too.”
From The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
“I started out poor, and I worked my way up to outcast.”
From Striptease
“I don’t need no stripper to tell me how to live.”
From Boogie Nights
“What do you expect when you’re on top? You know? It’s like Napoleon. When he was king, you know, people were just constantly trying to conquer him, you know, in the Roman Empire. So, it’s history repeating itself all over again.”
SBI: A Thinning Crowd 
Oh my gosh….“I take my hat off for one thing. One thing only.” I was obsessed with that movie and I wanted to marry Burt Reynolds.
I saw it 5 times when it came out. I’m not sure what was cool about it, but it was definitely cool.
It was that black Firebird,/ Transam (?) no doubt…
Reblogged this on SBI: A Thinning Crowd and commented:
A few years ago, I wrote a post inspired by the movies of Burt Reynolds. Upon his passing, I decided to reblog it.
Delete that other comment LoL!!
Yeah he was a natural comic and could sure deliver a line!
I deleted it.
Thanks … Had a hiccup there.