The late Burt Reynolds was a connoisseur of strong opinions. The man was known for his mind, and what was in his mind was often unpredictable, fun, offensive or otherwise wild. Had, for example, that time he complained about the work of the then-of-and-and-what Paul Thomas Anderson comes During the filming of "Boogie Nights", allegedly firing his agent because he hated the film so much and only (slightly) changing his tune after earning an Oscar nomination for his role. His opinions were just as colorful when it comes to Greta Garbo (By the sun: She had "beautiful breasts"), Ingmar Bergman (To Eskeir: "I prefer to be shot in the leg than to see an image of Ingmar Bergman") and countless other celebrities with whom he crossed the tracks during his decade -long career.

Given your reputation for broadcasting, you will be forgiven that you imagined that some beef could exist between Reynolds and his co-stars in the show that first made a famous "Gunsmoke". However, surprisingly, the actor had nothing but good things to say about Jamesimes Ares, the man who played Marshall Matt Dillon for the 20 seasons of the classic West. Reynolds, who played coins Quint Asper for three seasons on the show, actually wrote the preface of ARens' 2001 autobiography (After Metv), in which he remembered his time to work together.

According to Reynolds, Ares was funny in a surprise way, surpassing even his experiences with Richard Priar when it comes to unexpected laughter. "The biggest surprise for everyone who was good luck to work on several episodes of Gunsmoke in those days was Jimim Ares," Reynolds wrote. "He was funny. Think of getting-screams, wrapped-for-kast-and-excerpt" Time-Exit "-and-Dobi-Together Funny." The actor "Smokey and The Bandit" noted that Ares smashed an impressive figure, which is contrary to his light tendencies. "Your first thought has always been," damn, he's bigger than I thought it would be, "he noted.

Ares, who died in 2011, "had that wonderful ability to surprise you, make you laugh at yourself or the situation in which the actors are often found in", according to Reynolds. Co-Starvedza "Gunsmoke" also wrote that Ares is also without ego-something that the actor who Marlon Brando once said "Worship in the temple of his narcissism" would know something or two. "He never imposed his position on anyone" despite being number one on the call sheet, Reynolds said. "No one or anyone else has seen that Jimim is rough, too large, self-righte or selfish to anyone, whether crew, accessories, players a day or co-stars."

Public opinions about Ares vary over the years, with Leonard Nimoy calls him a friendJohnon Wayne falling with himand colleague "Gunsmoke" actor Millburn Stone time consuming to warm up to it. However, in the eyes of Reynolds, there was no one better. "I made over 200 TV shows and over 75 features and I can't think of any actor whose behavior and shutdown was more pronounced than Jimim," he wrote in Ares's autobiography. "This will embarrass Jimim, to hear me say that he was and is so loved and respected by all of us," Reynolds concluded: "But you have to face it, an old friend.