Quotes by Clint Eastwood

About Clint Eastwood:

Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American actor, film director, producer, musician, and politician. He rose to international fame with his role as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s, and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. These roles, among others, have made him an enduring cultural icon of masculinity.
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And I think it's that time. And I think if you just step aside and Mr. Romney can kind of take over. You can maybe still use a plane. Though maybe a smaller one. Not that big gas guzzler you are going around to colleges and talking about student loan...

Clint Eastwood

I read every book there was on jazz, about the original players - King Oliver, Buddy Bolden and all those groups. At one time I was fairly well schooled in that... I could tell you who played where and when, historically, way before my time.

Clint Eastwood

I think kids are natural actors. You watch most kids; if they don't have a toy, they'll pick up a stick and make a toy out of it. Kids will daydream all the time.

Clint Eastwood

In my career as a director, there's always been some point where you get halfway through it, or three-quarters, and you go: 'What is this thing all about, and why am I telling the story? Does anybody really care about seeing this?' At that time you h...

Clint Eastwood

This film cost $31 million. With that kind of money I could have invaded some country.

Clint Eastwood

I will never win an Oscar, and do you know why? First of all, because I'm not Jewish. Secondly, I make too much money for all those old farts in the Academy.

Clint Eastwood

There are a lot of conservative people, a lot of moderate people, Republicans, Democrats, in Hollywood. It is just that the conservative people by the nature of the word itself play closer to the vest. They do not go around hot dogging it.

Clint Eastwood

As long as somebody finances you, can make a film and get it seen any place and in any language; then, hopefully, it's a success.

Clint Eastwood

Crimes against children are the most heinous crime. That, for me, would be a reason for capital punishment because children are innocent and need the guidance of an adult society.

Clint Eastwood

Society is at odds with itself.

Clint Eastwood

Our modern society - especially in the West, and especially now - reveres youth.

Clint Eastwood

If you ever go to a music session, you'll notice that the musicians can sit down and start playing right away, and everyone knows what to do. Of course they're reading it, but the conductor can tweak little things, and you can take that back to direc...

Clint Eastwood

My mother knew how to read music and everything. But I just kinda learned off of records. And so, I was listening to records and I'd play 'em over and over.

Clint Eastwood

Men must know their limitations.

Clint Eastwood

You know when you're young and you see a play in high school, and the guys all have gray in their hair and they're trying to be old men and they have no idea what that's like? It's just that stupid the other way around.

Clint Eastwood

The stronger the participation of the female characters, the better the movie. They knew that in the old days, when women stars were equally as important as men.

Clint Eastwood

Prime time for men is, say, 35 to 45. Then they level off and fall off.

Clint Eastwood

There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again.

Clint Eastwood

Movies are fun, but they are no cure for cancer.

Clint Eastwood

Movies were invented for Jimmy Cagney, and he was invented for the movies. A perfect match.

Clint Eastwood

When I was a kid, I thought movies just came from air. I thought they just appeared.

Clint Eastwood

Author Bio

  • NameClint Eastwood
  • Descriptionactor and director from the United States
  • AliasesClinton Eastwood, Jr.
  • BornMay 31, 1930
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Film Producer; Film Actor; Film Director; Restaurateur; Composer; Aviator; Helicopter Pilot; Jazz Musician
  • AwardsCommander Of The Legion Of Honour; Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres?; Academy Award For Best Director; National Medal Of Arts; Directors Guild Of America Award