Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen
Terence Steven "Steve" McQueenwas an American actor. Called "The King of Cool", his "anti-hero" persona, developed at the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw of the 1960s and 1970s. McQueen received an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Sand Pebbles. His other popular films include The Cincinnati Kid, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, The Getaway, and Papillon, as well as the all-star ensemble films The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth24 March 1930
CountryUnited States of America
When I did 'The Great Escape,' I kept thinking, 'If they were making a movie of my life, that's what they'd call it - the great escape.'
We started a couple of weeks ago, but it will take a few months to put it all together. It's just people volunteering from work. Everybody is helping out.
When a horse learns to buy martinis, I'll learn to like horses.
Nobody trusts anyone, or why did they put tilt on a pinball machine....
I find it difficult to breathe when l'm in the space. There seems to be no oxygen. I want to put people into a situation where they're sensitive to themselves watching the piece.
Often the best way to relax is just to go back to work.
The Navajos have a saying they live by: 'A land where there is time enough and room enough.' I want that, too.
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.
The world is as good as you are. You've got to learn to like yourself first.
Everyone deserves not just to survive, but to live,
I liked being in the Marines. They gave me discipline I could live with. By the time I got out, I was able to cope with things on a more realistic level.
I need to have a reason why I'm doing something. Otherwise I'm lost.
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.