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Reynolds later claimed that he declined the role of Sonny. (''[[The Godfather (film)|Godfather]]'' [[Movie producer|producer]] [[Albert S. Ruddy]] would produce ''[[Cannonball Run (film)|Cannonball Run]]'' and ''[[Cannonball Run II]]'', two Reynolds hits in the 1980s.)

The Brando-Reynolds feud became the stuff of Hollywood legend. Reynolds said he could not understand Brando's enmity towards him. In a 2015 interview with ''[[The Manchester Guardian|The Guardian]]'', Reynolds said, "He was a strange man. He didn't like me at all." He did not consciously imitate Brando, or act like him, or try to look like him, and he even grew a mustache so that people would stop saying he looked like Brando.<ref name="Guardian video">{{cite webAV media |title=Burt Reynolds in conversation with the Guardian: 'Marlon Brando was a strange man' – archive video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBn9tQA6eEo |websitepublisher=Guardian News (youtube.com) |workvia=The GuardianYouTube |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813183046/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBn9tQA6eEo&gl=US&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

When he finally was introduced to Brando, Reynolds said he told him that he was the finest actor in the world. Brando replied, "I wish I could say the same for you."<ref name= "Guardian video" />