Bret Quotes

They really stuck it to me. I was young and dumb. I said a couple things about being under contract that they didn`t like, like that I felt like a ham in a smokehouse. They were waiting to get back at me by laying me off. We went to court and got out of my contract. I didn`t want somebody in an office guiding my career. If I had a failure, I wanted it to be my failure. If I had a success, I wanted it to be my success. (on his conflicts with Warner Brothers, in relation to his contractual obligations to the "Bret Maverick" (1981) TV series)

(Bret Hart is upset with Ric Flair. Last week, he wrote a 3,783-word diatribe taking Flair to task for things written about in his book, To Be The Man.) Never, in all my life, ... have I ever been so infuriated by ridiculous statements made about me.

Not being a flashy guy, not being a guy with the blond hair, not being a guy with the great body, my deal was always execute, execute, execute. Fundamentals. Be good at what you do, be a damn good wrestler, which is what I tried to be. Bret Hart, same philosophy. The thing about Bret Hart, that excellence of execution was 100% correct. He was a guy that bell to bell - it took a little longer to get used to Bret Hart because, if he did it, it made sense. Straight line, A to B, there was no dart around A to C, no dart around E to F. Bret Hart was one of the greatest technical wrestlers that this business has ever known, everything made sense, and to be honest with you, the first challenge Tully and I had, him and Neidhart, the first real, real big match that we ever had, I think it was Summersalm in `88. And when it was all said and done, it was just an honor to be in the ring with him, he was just that good.

Foley, Savage and Bret Hart have been doing just fine outside of the world of wrestling, ... What else has Ric Flair got? I'd like to punch Ric Flair right in the nose - but I'd probably have to kick somebody in the ass to do it! In the infamous words of Dick Cheney, go f**k yourself Ric and be glad that someone like me doesn't shove your head squarely up your ass someday.

I was pleased with the outcome, ... Bret Harte is always at the top of their league and we know it`s always going to be a battle. I`m very pleased with Katie Adams.

We had a very exhaustive, extensive search for the guy that is going lead our football team over the next few years. We spent about two months in an in-depth interview process, and Bret came out with flying colors. We are absolutely thrilled that he is our head coach.

(Being in the WWE for many years, Glen has had occasion to wrestle many of the top superstars of all time. In fact, he`s stood across the ring from stars such as Bret) The Hitman ... Undertaker was always one of my favorites because I have a lot of respect for him because of all the things he`s done and done to help me. Chris Benoit is a lot of fun because he`s a great guy. Of course, guys like Austin and The Rock because no matter what you did with those guys, you`re going to get a reaction from the people. They always make it easy.

(on the film adaptations of Bret Easton Ellis books Less Than Zero (1987) and American Psycho (2000)) Those two movies have stripped away his literary devices, and the filmmakers are just trying to tell the story. If you strip away Bret`s devices, you strip away his themes - they`re part and parcel of each other.

(on the characters in The Rules of Attraction (2002) and them as people) Bret Easton Ellis is a social satirist; I consider myself aligned with how he does things. Bret doesn`t write about that which he loves about the world, he writes about what disgusts him. You`d be a disturbed individual if you came out and said, "I love these characters".