Clint Eastwood/Quotes

Quotes from the man himself
""I love every aspect of the creation of motion pictures and I guess I am committed to it for life.""

"[on directing] "Most people like the magic of having it take a long time and be difficult... but I like to move along, I like to keep the actors feeling like they're going somewhere, I like the feeling of coming home after every day and feeling like you've done something and you've progressed somewhere. And to go in and do one shot after lunch and another one maybe at six o'clock and then go home is not my idea of something to do.""

""Most people who'll remember me, if at all, will remember me as an action guy, which is OK. There's nothing wrong with that. But there will be a certain group which will remember me for the other films, the ones where I took a few chances. At least, I like to think so.""

""I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.""

""I never considered myself a cowboy, because I wasn't. But I guess when I got into cowboy gear I looked enough like one to convince people that I was.""

""Every movie I make teaches me something, and that's why I keep making them. I'm at that stage of life when I could probably stop and just hit golf balls. But in filming these two movies about Iwo Jima, I learnt about war and about character. I also learnt a lot about myself.""

""I keep finding interesting stories, or they come to me, so I'll keep making movies.""

""I like the image of the piano player: the piano player sits down, plays, tells his story, and then gets up and leaves - letting the music speak for itself.""

"[on his early parts] "My parts ranged from one-liners to four-liners, but to look at some of the billings in TV Guide these days, you'd think I co-starred in those films.""

""I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it.""

""I always thought of myself as a character actor. I never thought of myself as a leading man.""

""Why am I a star? It can't be because of looks.""

Quotes about him
""[Clint] Eastwood is eighty-six now [as of August 2016]. But if you think he's devolved into that old man on your block who walks around talking to squirrels, you're dead wrong. Eastwood does not stop. Never has. Twenty years after most guys would be in full-on coast mode, Eastwood is still vital and vibrant, still pushing himself creatively. The guy is an inspiration, a reminder that we should always be evolving.""

- Michael Hainey, Clint and Scott Eastwood: No Holds Barred in Their First Interview Together (Esquire)