Today, the only thing Hollywood swears by is space adventures because that's what goes over well. For my part, I trust my instinct and I make the films I believe in. If the public follows me, that's wonderful. If it doesn't follow, "c'est la vie."
CLINT EASTWOOD, Clint Eastwood: Interviews
I don't see myself as conservative, but I'm not ultra-leftist. You build a philosophy of your own. I like the libertarian view, which is to leave everyone alone. Even as a kid, I was annoyed by people who wanted to tell everyone how to live.
CLINT EASTWOOD, interview, Jan. 25, 2004
Extremism is so easy. You’ve got your position, and that’s it. It doesn’t take much thought.
CLINT EASTWOOD, interview, Feb. 20, 2005
I have a small child. Being a parent takes a lot of time. People always ask me, "What movies have you watched lately?" I tell them, "Finding 'Nemo' ... 'Shrek' ..."
CLINT EASTWOOD, interview, Jan. 25, 2004
After directing awhile, you get an instinct about it, but you have to be able to trust your own feelings. Invariably, two-thirds of the way through a film, you say, "Jeezus, is this a pile of crap! What did I ever see in it in the first place?" You have to shut off your brain and forge ahead, because by that time you're getting so brainwashed. Once I commit myself to a film I commit myself to that ending, whatever the motivations and conclusions are.
CLINT EASTWOOD, Clint Eastwood: Interviews
I'm more focused on making a scene seem real as opposed to perfect.
CLINT EASTWOOD, interview, Jan. 25, 2004
Once you finish a film, it doesn’t belong to you anymore — it belongs to the audience to interpret it the way they feel like interpreting.
CLINT EASTWOOD, interview, Feb. 2005
There are two kinds of actors -- one sits in a dressing room waiting for his call and the other gets out into the business and polishes his craft by absorbing everything. I don't know enough, I'll never learn everything I need to learn. When a guy thinks he's already learned it, he can only go backwards.
CLINT EASTWOOD, Clint Eastwood: Interviews
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.
As we grow older, we must discipline ourselves to continue expanding, broadening, learning, keeping out minds active and open.
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