RIP Burt Reynolds.....
I like how no matter how many times he played the same type of characters in his movies his real personality just seemed to infuse those characters with life and credibility. He could make the commonplace seem extraordinary, and that's a rare gift in an actor.
By all accounts he was a decent guy to just hang out with, eat barbecue and drink a few beers. I never got the chance, but feel like he exemplified all that is right with Southern culture in these United States.
Go easy, Burt, on your journey westward.