- Cyril Reed: He was a normal American Boy. He went to South America and there he saw where 10 to 15 % of the people were living at the low end of the totem pole. And that's were he got these socialistic ideas!
- Narrator: I had never heard of him until I was walking through Red Square. 'Oh my God!' said my interpreter, 'It's Dean Reed!' 'Who is Dean Reed?' I asked. 'I can't believe that you have never heard of him!' exclaimed Oleg, 'Why- he is the most famous American in the whole world1!'
- Cyril Reed: I look back many times and wish that he'd continued with Meteorology at the University of Colorado. He'd of had a nice quiet, normal life, maybe.
- Paton Price: He was astonished at this new world, that he'd been catapulted into. And the quality of the people. He found them not to be the usual Hollywood, hard, hustling types, but youngsters who were seriously interested and dedicated to film, and film techniques.
- Phil Everly: As we all know, worldwide, music is the universal language. And if everyone were musicians, there would be no war.