Category - Hal Needham

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Hal Needham

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.

– Hal Needham

Hal Needham

Trying to get it together with me as a director was impossible. No one wanted to work with me.

– Hal Needham

Hal Needham

Hell, if I didn’t do stunts, I’d have had to be a bartender, or something else that didn’t pay well.

– Hal Needham

Hal Needham

My ego would be fed tremendously when I’d go on a set and get in a car and tear it to pieces. I’d get out and everyone on the set would applaud.

– Hal Needham

Hal Needham

Of course when you toss a stick of dynamite at a cartoon character, he can come back to life again in the next frame. Getting the same effect with actors is going to be a lot tougher.

– Hal Needham

Hal Needham

The night before we began shooting ‘Hooper,’ I threw a $7,000 bash for the whole crew. I told them, ‘Get as drunk as you want tonight, because for the next month and a half you’re going to be working your tails off.’ And it worked.

– Hal Needham

Hal Needham

All stunt men and women are as competitive as I am. They’re just not as talented.

– Hal Needham

Hal Needham

If you read books forever and ever, they will never replace what really counts – that’s practical experience.

– Hal Needham

Hal Needham

Out of a year, a half-dozen stunts are pretty tough. The rest are kinda routine. To go out and slide cars around and lay a motorcycle down hell, you do that without even thinking. But on the tough things, you put an awful lot of planning into it.

– Hal Needham

Hal Needham

I don’t even consider directing Burt. I just say, ‘Hey, Burt, the camera’s here. Read the joke and let’s get onto the next shot.’

– Hal Needham

Hal Needham

No, Hal Needham without Burt Reynolds has not done well. ‘Megaforce’ went right in the toilet.

– Hal Needham

Hal Needham

Can I tell you what I really believe is the reason everybody wants to work with us? I believe they sign on because they’re almost assured that it’s going to be a very commercial film. A Burt Reynolds film is a guarantee of exposure… And also, we have a lot of fun.

– Hal Needham

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