Hollywood seems to succumb to fads. Well, action films do well. Give me violence. Give me a scene where there’s a couple of car chases or shooting and stuff like that. They’re forgetting the fact that there’s a basic structure to a story that is essential to making it really broad and appealing.
CLINT EASTWOODI 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.
More Clint Eastwood Quotes
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I do believe in self-help.
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Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.
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I try to stick to a vegan diet heavy on fruit and vegetables.
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You have to trust your instincts. There is a moment when an actor has it, and he knows it.
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A lot of people are bored of all the political correctness.
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There’s a lot of great movies that have won the Academy Award, and a lot of great movies that haven’t. You just do the best you can.
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There are two kinds of people in this world. ‘I’ people and ‘we’ people. I’ve always tried to be a ‘we’ person.
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I’m more focused on making a scene seem real as opposed to perfect.
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That’s one of the actor’s secrets: With everything you do, learn something new about yourself.
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People love westerns worldwide. There’s something fantasy-like about an individual fighting the elements. Or even bad guys and the elements. It’s a simpler time. There’s no organized laws and stuff.
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I am sort of anti-hunting. I don’t put down what anyone wants to do, but it seems to me that killing a creature for fun is not a progressive idea.
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I always liked characters that were more grounded in reality.
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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.
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Directing is more like you’re being a psychologist and you’re kind of analyzing the situation and evaluating each person for their idiosyncrasies.
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Plagiarism is always the biggest thing in Hollywood.
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You can’t stop everything from happening. But we’ve gotten to a point where we’re certainly trying. If a car doesn’t have four hundred air bags in it, then it’s no good.
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If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.
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The most gentle people in the world are macho males, people who are confident in their masculinity and have a feeling of well-being in themselves. They don’t have to kick in doors, mistreat women, or make fun of gays.
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I keep working because I learn something new all the time.
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It’s what people know about themselves inside that makes them afraid.
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Let’s not go and ruin it by thinking too much.
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If you’re afraid to take risks in anything in life, it’s just boredom.
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There’s nothing like a nice piece of hickory.
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There’s a rebel lying deep in my soul. Anytime anybody tells me the trend is such and such, I go the opposite direction. I hate the idea of trends. I hate imitation; I have a reverence for individuality.
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You see, in this world, there’s two kinds of people, my friend – those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.
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I mean, I’ve always been a libertarian. Leave everybody alone. Let everybody else do what they want. Just stay out of everybody else’s hair.
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