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. — Kurt Russell

I’m a libertarian. I think a lot of people are libertarians and are afraid to admit it–or don’t know. — Kurt Russell

It’s not easy making money as an actor. It’s just not an easy thing to do. There’s so many that want to do it and so few opportunities to do it that it’s not as easy as it would seem. — Kurt Russell

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. — Kurt Russell

Sure I love Goldie. How could you not love Goldie? Everyone loves Goldie. I love her, and I hope our love will continue, but I don’t want to give an I–love–Goldie–Hawn interview. — Kurt Russell

I don’ know how that pony gets trotted out of the barn every four or fIve years but It does. — Kurt Russell

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. — Kurt Russell

All movies are different, all movies have their own life. — Kurt Russell

A great pinot chases its own tail. You drink it and you just keep finding new tastes that go with it. My dream was to make a world–class pinot and learn more about other wines as well. — Kurt Russell

I’m not much on sequels; I’m not much on remakes for the most part. I don’t really like or dislike them. — Kurt Russell

I usually hang out on the set. I get to know everybody. I have a nice time with the other actors. — Kurt Russell

If Quentin Tarantino is your writer–director then you’re going to learn the words and your gonna learn why they’re the words. You’re gonna learn why they’re the best words to say. — Kurt Russell

Every director works differently but one thing’s important: they must have a vision. If they don’t have a vision I don’t care how they work. — Kurt Russell

Like when you are going to a play, you can look on the stage and you can choose what you want to look at and this kind of gives you that opportunity, the hateful eight. — Kurt Russell

I do get cynical, but what can you do? It doesn’t make any difference. — Kurt Russell

The event] for me is really exactly what i want to do because i love great wine with really great food, and there’s going to be a lot of great wine and a lot of great food. — Kurt Russell

When you think you’re good, you will play at that level. If you doubt yourself, you will play like crap. — Kurt Russell

I wasn’t really serious about acting–I was serious about baseball. — Kurt Russell

I’m a reasonable guy, but I’ve just experienced some very unreasonable things. — Kurt Russell

You get burned a lot as an actor. You give somebody, you give some guy real free reign and he just doesn’t know how to edit it properly. It just comes out messed up. — Kurt Russell

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. — Kurt Russell

You can always tell somebody’s sense of humor by if they like this movie or not. — Kurt Russell

I seem to have a knack for picking movies that go on to be cult favorites. — Kurt Russell

I played professional level sports. When you’re playing for money, it’s a whole other level. — Kurt Russell

If I see one side of somebody, I want to see the other side. — Kurt Russell

Society questions the police and their methods, and the police say, Do you want the criminals off the street or not? — Kurt Russell

We are in a democratic society. It’s our job to question. — Kurt Russell

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. — Kurt Russell

Human beings, from their own point of view, are very different than what people see. — Kurt Russell

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. — Kurt Russell

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

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. — Kurt Russell

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

I’m in the business. it’s not a hobby, it’s something I’m very serious about and i love the results of what’s happened with this wine. — Kurt Russell

Ive always been someone who felt we are court jesters. thats what we do, as far as im concerned, you should step away from saying anything so that you can still be seen by the audience in any character. — Kurt Russell

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. — Kurt Russell

I always look forward to working with Goldie because she’s a great person to work with. — Kurt Russell

We all do that thing which is the best in movies–we relate. — Kurt Russell

I’m not a good collector. — Kurt Russell

They took me on and allowed me to kind of pursue my dream of learning how to make wine and becoming a cellar rat and getting involved with the winery. — Kurt Russell

The legs feed the wolf. — Kurt Russell

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