Sad news. While he was undoubtedly 'macho', he tempered it with a wry, comic sensibility. He never seemed to take any of it too seriously. Indeed, on the radio on the way to work, a stuntman friend of his told how he wasn't interested in the serious roles, or the intellectual side of acting and was only in the business to 'have a good time'.
Interestingly, from a game perspective, when pressed by the nosey Radio 4 presstitute to tell salacious stories about Burt's 'many conquests', the stuntman frustrated the hapless journo by unhelpfully telling the truth; that 'women weren't a priority in his life!' The stuntman told how Reynolds was more interested in 'racing, hanging around with the guys and having a good time'. Sounded like he just put himself first and the sluts just came to him. Helped that he was a handsome fucker of course.
Not many of the real superstars left now. Eastwood, yeah. Kirk Douglas of course, but his incredible age makes him an outlier belonging to a different age altogether.
Thanks for the memories Burt! I'm thankful that I was lucky enough to grow up seeing you in so many great movies.
Interestingly, from a game perspective, when pressed by the nosey Radio 4 presstitute to tell salacious stories about Burt's 'many conquests', the stuntman frustrated the hapless journo by unhelpfully telling the truth; that 'women weren't a priority in his life!' The stuntman told how Reynolds was more interested in 'racing, hanging around with the guys and having a good time'. Sounded like he just put himself first and the sluts just came to him. Helped that he was a handsome fucker of course.
Not many of the real superstars left now. Eastwood, yeah. Kirk Douglas of course, but his incredible age makes him an outlier belonging to a different age altogether.
Thanks for the memories Burt! I'm thankful that I was lucky enough to grow up seeing you in so many great movies.
‘After you’ve got two eye-witness accounts, following an automobile accident, you begin
To worry about history’ – Tim Allen