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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In school, I could hear the leaves rustle and go on a journey.

Clint Eastwood

I became a Republican in 1951, the first year I could vote.

Clint Eastwood

I've taken advantage of a few breaks that came along and moved along with them.

Clint Eastwood

I'm not a reality-TV kind of guy. But it's almost like we're living in a reality show. Every day in this country, everybody keeps worrying about the deterioration of America, and it's like a big reality show.

Clint Eastwood

There's no real excuse for being successful enough as an actor to do what you want and then selling out. You do it pure. You don't try to adapt it, make it commercial.

Clint Eastwood

I'm not a chick-flick enthusiast.

Clint Eastwood

I always liked characters that were more grounded in reality.

Clint Eastwood

I don't really get into a big intellectual analysis of why I am going to do a certain script or not.

Clint Eastwood

Plagiarism is always the biggest thing in Hollywood.

Clint Eastwood

Romney and Ryan would do a much better job running the country, and that's what everybody needs to know.

Clint Eastwood

Liberals are not always so liberal with people who disapprove - disapprove of their point of view.

Clint Eastwood

I'm a movie maker, but I have the same feelings as the average guy out there.

Clint Eastwood

I think 'Dirty Harry' was probably sensitive toward the victims of violent crime.

Clint Eastwood

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

Clint Eastwood

My wife used to be an anchorwoman in Arizona, so she knew John McCain, and she liked him, and I kinda liked him.

Clint Eastwood

There has to be something in every role that interests you.

Clint Eastwood

It's always appealing to play a character that has to overcome himself as well as an obstacle. It makes the drama so much deeper.

Clint Eastwood

I've always been very liberal when it comes to people thinking for themselves.

Clint Eastwood

Other than obvious errors like forgetting a line, often I can't see any difference between take one and take 20.

Clint Eastwood

I kind of make a film for myself to sort of express myself.

Clint Eastwood

Everybody is idealistic when you're a kid.

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