Sally Field says Burt Reynolds was ‘wonderful’ but ‘frightening,’ claims he tried to control her career

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Sally Field says Burt Reynolds was ‘wonderful’ but ‘frightening,’ claims he tried to control her career
The actress compared Reynolds to her stepfather, saying he taught her 'love is wonderful and dangerous'
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May 9, 2026 10:58am EDT
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For , loving Burt Reynolds was both "wonderful" and "frightening."
The actress recently sat down with People and looked back at the defining moments of her life and career. During the conversation, the Oscar winner was shown a photo of herself alongside the late actor from their time filming 1977’s "Smokey and the Bandit."
"It was a very complicated relationship," the 79-year-old admitted to the outlet. "There were parts of Burt that were so wonderful and lovable, and then there were parts that were really frightening, and he was very much like my stepfather. It doesn’t mean that there wasn’t a part of me that loved Burt to pieces, but then I loved my stepfather too."
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