You have to teach yourself to act but Michael Chekhov will give you the necessary tools – and for me, Psychological Gesture and Centers are extremely valuable They work like a charm. I’ve used them all along and still do.
CLINT EASTWOODAs you get older you try to do things that please you more. You get a little more selfish. You start thinking I want to do things where I enjoy myself.
More Clint Eastwood Quotes
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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.
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If you’re afraid to take risks in anything in life, it’s just boredom.
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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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Keep your eyes on the horizon and your nose to the wind.
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There’s only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I’ll get married again.
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They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.
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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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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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Ever notice how you come across somebody once in a while you shouldn’t have messed with? That’s me.
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You have to feel confident. If you don’t, then you’re going to be hesitant and defensive, and there’ll be a lot of things working against you.
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Participating in a gun buy-back program because you think that criminals have too many guns is like having yourself castrated because you think your neighbors have too many kids.
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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.
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I guess any movie actor can become a role model for audiences out there who enjoy him.
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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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Tomorrow is promised to no one.
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As you get older you try to do things that please you more. You get a little more selfish. You start thinking I want to do things where I enjoy myself.
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You, me, we own this country. Politicians are employees of ours, And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.
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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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You spend your life training to be an actor, observing people’s characteristics so that you can design characters around what you’ve seen.
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Always keep your ego in check and not be afraid to listen. Listening is a great art form.
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Hillary Clinton has made a lot of dough out of being a politician. I gave up dough to be a politician. I’m sure that Ronald Reagan gave up dough to be a politician.
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Nowadays, politically, everybody is promising everything. That’s the only way you can get elected.
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I haven’t killed anybody all day. Help me keep it that way.
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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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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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If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.
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