I'm just a kid. I've got a lot of stuff to do yet. Clint Eastwood More Quotes by Clint Eastwood More Quotes From Clint Eastwood To me cinema can be a much more friendly world if there's a lot of things to choose from. Clint Eastwood cinemafriendlyworld Scott's Eastwood movie Snowden sounds fascinating. I want to see it because it's about deserting your country ... for whatever reasons you have. Edward Snowden became famous for the wrong reasons, as Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger became famous for doing something spectacular. Clint Eastwood reasoncountry I'm a firm believer in research, but I'm also a firm believer in utilizing the instincts that are within your soul or in your body or in your stomach, wherever they reside. Clint Eastwood bodyresearchsoul Every movie I make teaches me something. That's why I keep making them. Clint Eastwood teach If a person is confident enough in the way they feel, whether it's an art form or whether it's just in life, it comes off---you don't have anything to prove; you can just be who you are. Clint Eastwood motivationalinspirationalart I don't wanna need you because I can't have you. Clint Eastwood because-i-canneed-youneeds I became a Republican in 1951, the first year I could vote. Clint Eastwood voteyearsfirsts I keep working because I learn something new all the time. Clint Eastwood never-stop-learningsomething-new Everybody is looking for a reason to not to take responsibility for their own actions in hand. Clint Eastwood responsibilityreasonaction I always revered people that I thought had an idea and proceeded through with it. I guess I've been that way since the day I called my father and told him I was going to study acting and maybe try to see if I could do well with that, and he told me: "Don't do that. You don't want to do that, that's just dream stuff. Get a legitimate job and move forward." Clint Eastwood dreamjobsfather Self-respect leads to self-discipline. Clint Eastwood respectdisciplineself Everybody thinks making films back to back is a big deal but they did it all the time in the old days. Clint Eastwood filmbigsthinking The main thing is to do each project the way you want, and if they find an audience, that's terrific. And if they don't, there's nothing you can do anyway, so don't let it concern you that much. An awful lot of good movies have done badly and an awful lot of bad movies have done very well. There are no real rhymes or reasons for it. Sometimes the stars don't always align right. But if you've done the best you can, you feel pretty good about it. Clint Eastwood good-moviestarsreal When I see a story, I ask: is this something I'd like to be in? Is this something I'd like to see? And if I'd like to see it, would I like to tell it? Clint Eastwood asksifsstories I don't like showing the technique. I don't like people who say, "Here, I'm going to act, but first I have to bounce off this wall." If you have to bounce off the wall, do it by yourself. Don't feature the technique. My old drama coach used to say, "Don't just do something, stand there." Gary Cooper wasn't afraid to do nothing. Clint Eastwood walldramapeople Over my career I played some badass characters. So, people sometimes think I should have a .44 magnum. But that's not true, I don't have that. But I do fire them and I do enjoy target shooting and all that sort of thing. I'm not much of a hunter. I don't like killing animals, but I love to shoot. Clint Eastwood badasscharacterthinking A talented executive would be somebody who knows how to surround themselves with a lot of people that will make him look good. You could say that about a politician or you could say that about a head of a major corporation or what have you. The people you surround yourself with it's very important. Clint Eastwood importantwould-bepeople None of the pictures I take a risk in cost a lot, so it doesn't take much for them to turn a profit. We don't deal in big budgets. We know what we want and we shoot it and we don't waste anything. I never understand these films that cost twenty, thirty million dollars when they could be made for half that. Maybe it's because no one cares. We care. Clint Eastwood dollarsrisktwenties The reason I don't retire is that I learn something new every day. The brain has to be exercised the same as the rest of the body. It's about expanding, constantly pushing yourself. Clint Eastwood growthbodybrain Keep your eyes on the horizon and your nose to the wind. Clint Eastwood horizoneyewind
