Kurt Russell - biography

“Acting was something that just came along.  But I made good money, so it wasn’t something I was just going to put aside and pretend it didn’t exist.”

“I don’t really look for specific types of projects any more.  I’m not taking care of a career anymore.  I’m just having fun acting.”

“I usually hang out on the set.  I get to know everybody.  I have a nice time with the other actors.”

“If they’re willing to pay you what you think you’re worth for it, that’s why an actor goes to work.  A lot of times they want to pay you a lot for a picture you don’t want to do.”

“Society questions the police and their methods, and the police say, Do you want the criminals off the street or not?”

“I do get cynical, but what can you do?  It doesn’t make any difference.”

“When you think you’re good, you will play at that level.  If you doubt yourself, you will play like crap.”

“I was brought up by two people who just said, Whatever it is you’re interested in, go do it.  There is no winning or losing.  You find out when you do it what the experience is.”

“I started playing ball when I was a kid.  My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me.”

“I seem to have a knack for picking movies that go on to be cult favorites.”

“We all do that thing which is the best in movies - we relate.”

“I no longer look at my life and times in the motion picture industry as my career.  I just look at it now as something I like and want to do.”

“We are in a democratic society.  It’s our job to question.”

“For guys playing sports at a high level, for money, I can’t put my finger on it, but in a man’s world of sport, there is something visceral to beating another man.”

“I played professional level sports.  When you’re playing for money, it’s a whole other level.”

“I wasn’t really serious about acting - I was serious about baseball.”

“I can evaluate a player in a very short period of time because I’m very close to that game, very educated in that game and played the game for a long, long time.  I wasn’t just a guy with talent.  I learned a lot about the game.”

“When I was working on my career, I was very aware of what I had done, what I wanted to do next.  I’m having a good time just reading things that might be interesting to do.”

“I always look forward to working with Goldie because she’s a great person to work with.”

“I’ve never looked at my career in terms of, What haven’t I done that I want to do?  I just generally find a story that I think is a good one and go to work.”

“Human beings, from their own point of view, are very different than what people see.”

“I got a kick out of the stands when they would heckle me.  I would take the energy from that.”

“I know I come off differently than I think of myself.  I’m always surprised by what people say about me.”

“If I see one side of somebody, I want to see the other side.”

“If it hadn’t been for the videocassette, I may not have had a career at all.”

“My first year of pro ball I played in the Northwest league and made the all-star team, and the next year I played I led the team in hitting and was third or fifth in the league.”

“When you first are in front of the camera as a young person, you’d be surprised at all the insecurities you can get.”

Kurt Russell has appeared in the following films:
Guns of Diablo (1964)
Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
Fools’ Parade (1971)
Now You See Him, Now You Don’t (1972)
Charley and the Angel (1973)
Superdad (1973)
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
Used Cars (1980)
Escape from New York (1981)
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
The Thing (1982)
Silkwood (1983)
Swing Shift (1984)
The Mean Season (1985)
The Best of Times (1986)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Overboard (1987)
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
Tango & Cash (1989)
Winter People (1989)
Backdraft (1991)
Captain Ron (1992)
Unlawful Entry (1992)
Tombstone (1993)
Stargate (1994)
Executive Decision (1996)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Breakdown (1997)
Soldier (1998)
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002)
Dark Blue (2002)
Miracle (2004)
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005)
Sky High (2005)
Poseidon (2006)
Grindhouse (2007)
Death Proof (2007)
Touchback (2011)


Kurt Russell contributed to the screenplay for the following films:
Escape from L.A. (1996)