Burt Reynolds "Clint Eastwood and I were fired on the same day"

The star of Deliverance and Boogie Nights talks his lifetime in the film industry.

Published 10th Dec 2015

Having starred in Deliverance, Smokey and the Bandit and Boogie Nights Burt Reynolds has been in the film industry for many decades.

He now has a memoir available to buy through Audible.co.uk and in bookshops.

Talking at Audible's studios in London the 79-year-old actor told how he and acting legend Clint Eastwood were fired on the same day. Thankfully they didn't let that put them off a lifetime in the limelight.

In the interview he also reveals he changed his name and talks about his thoughts on women in the film industry.

Watch the full interview above.