I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth. Steve McQueen More Quotes by Steve McQueen More Quotes From Steve McQueen People try to contain things by putting them into categories. I don't. Steve McQueen categoriestryingpeople When a horse learns to buy martinis, I'll learn to like horses. Steve McQueen martinihorse Stardom equals freedom. It's the only equation that matters. Steve McQueen equationsstardommatter Anything that doesn't make sense, I don't want to give too much of my brain to. Steve McQueen wantbraingiving I think as an actor, you're more like a dancer, and you have to use your body. I don't understand all these questions about nudity. It's a nonsense. He's an actor, an artist, so get on with it. Steve McQueen dancerartistthinking I love creating images, of course, because I'm an artist. Steve McQueen creatingcoursesartist I always feel I'm an amateur. I don't most of the time know what I'm doing. Steve McQueen knowsfeels Stardom equals financial success and financial success equals security. I've spent too much of my life feeling insecure. I still have nightmares about being poor, of everything I own just vanishing away. Stardom means that can't happen. Steve McQueen insecurefeelingsmean I have difficulty putting words in peoples' mouths. The best dialogue is very, very thin dialogue; you let people improvise and then basically you record what they've improvised and then write it down. Steve McQueen recordswritingpeople Nobody trusts anyone, or why did they put tilt on a pinball machine. Steve McQueen pinballtiltmachines The camera movement should be like a cat jumping onto a table - with just enough amount of effort and that's it. That's enough. Steve McQueen effortcatjumping You see, I don't believe in that grabbin' and grabbin' and stuffin yourself and not givin' anythin' or puttin' it back. Steve McQueen dont-believebelieve When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting. Steve McQueen racingwaitinghappens I want people to do what they want to do because when they feel comfortable it seems to translate better on screen. It is when you put people in a straitjacket that it doesn't seem to translate very well at all. The individuals I work with are usually people I know. Steve McQueen individualwantpeople I don't like to put too much effort into things. I find that once you get involved with special effects it is no longer about what is happening in front of the camera and I really want to concentrate on what is happening in front of the camera, like the man apparently peeing on the surface of the screen. Steve McQueen effortspecialmen The person is being confrontational. Steve McQueen persons I really don't like to act. At the beginning, back in '51, I had to force myself to stick with it. I was real uncomfortable, real uncomfortable. Steve McQueen racingsticksreal 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. Steve McQueen oxygenspacepeople The best thing about making films is the time spent making them. When I see works that I've made, I always think what a great time I had making them. The films remind me of that time. Steve McQueen filmmadethinking I've got a feeling I'm leaving stardom behind, you know. I'm gradually becoming more of a filmmaker, acquiring a different kind of dignity from that which you achieve in acting. After all, I'm no matinee idol, and I'm getting older. I don't think I can be doing my kind of thing in the seventies; I want to be on more of the creative side of business. Steve McQueen creativeidolsthinking
