Quotes from Steve Guttenberg

I'm not bragging but my movies have grossed well over a billion dollars.

Let's look at people as artists and try to support them; just because Picasso painted a couple of bad paintings, that's no reason to say he's a lousy painter.

It's important for everybody to have somewhere to go. Men and women need purpose [in life].

I've made a lot of people a lot of money, and I've made a lot of people really happy. I've entertained millions and millions of people.

I love the fame and the money and the power. You have to keep working to have that.

I've only had good experiences with actors. Starring next to them and directing them, for the most part they're all inspiring, special people.

If you put down a list of jobs, doctor, lawyer, janitor, teacher or movie star, everybody would pick the movie star. And why? So you could lie around the pool, drink margaritas and send money to your parents. So that's what I did.

I'm not going to say, I'm an actor and I'm changing the world. Who cares?

Every film can be fun, even if it's a terror.

For 15 years I did two to three movies a year, sometimes four. I didn't get to spend time building my personal life.

I'm sure if you dig deep, Joe and Ralph Fiennes do it because they want to be noticed.

I've always been proud of my character and how I live my life. So my regrets are few, and the ones I do have, I'm glad I have.

If I could spend the rest of my life inside one movie it would be The Godfather, because it's the greatest movie ever made.

No matter how bad your life gets, you can always turn it around.

I'm lucky to be in this business. I'm very grateful.

There are 100,000 actors in the Screen Actors Guild. Only 2,000 of them make more than $75,000 a year.

You're never really playing yourself. You're always acting. It's an illusion that you're really playing yourself. The only time I'm playing myself is when I'm at home!

Unless you're Jack Lemmon or Cary Grant, there are few guys who can do comedy and drama.

It's good Xerox is known for its copying machines, and it's good Jim Carrey is known for comedy.

I'm not bragging but my movies have grossed well over a billion dollars.

If you put down a list of jobs, doctor, lawyer, janitor, teacher or movie star, everybody would pick the movie star. And why? So you could lie around the pool, drink margaritas and send money to your parents. So that's what I did.

When you're starting out as an actor, there isn't much food around. I was lucky to have a hit pretty early on. I didn't starve too long.

The allure of Hollywood is huge when you don't know anything. You don't know the knives behind the smiles.

Everyone keeps asking me, What are you doing? I say, Why do I need to do anything? I'm rich.