I’d say people get to work and start being more understanding of everybody – instead of calling everybody names, start being more understanding. But get in there and get it done. Kick ass and take names. And this may be my dad talking, but don’t spend what you don’t have.
CLINT EASTWOODDon Siegel last advice to me was ‘Don’t short yourself.’ He said the tendency is when an actor’s directing is to kind of you want to work on everybody else but you’re going to short yourself. He said, take the time to do a good job with yourself so that you’re satisfied with it.
More Clint Eastwood Quotes
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Whether you like it or not, you’re forced to come to the realisation that death is out there. But I don’t fear death, I’m a fatalist. I believe when it’s your time, that’s it. It’s the hand you’re dealt.
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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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A lot of people are realizing they had the wool pulled over their eyes by Obama.
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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 always liked characters that were more grounded in reality.
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Most people are afraid of change, but if you look at it as something you can always count on, then it can be a comfort.
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My wife is my closest friend. Sure, I’m attracted to her in every way possible, but that’s not the answer. Because I’ve been attracted to other people, and I couldn’t stand ’em after a while.
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I have a very strict gun control policy: if there’s a gun around, I want to be in control of it.
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Everybody is looking for a reason to not to take responsibility for their own actions in hand.
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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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We are like boxers, one never knows how much longer one has.
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I believe in my gut. Most people intellectualize their instincts away, but when you feel something, you have to go for it. A Fistful of Dollars was a great instinct for me, because here I was, a guy who’s doing Rawhide.
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I know what you’re thinking ‘Did he fire six shots or only five?
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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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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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When you’re young, you’re very reckless. Then you get conservative. Then you get reckless again.
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A good man always knows his limitations.
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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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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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I do believe in self-help.
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No, I don’t have to practice that grunt. You just do it. Once you’re in character, you’re in character. You don’t sit there purposely thinking, Well, I’ll grunt here, or I’ll groan there.
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I tried being reasonable, I didn’t like it.
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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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It’s what people know about themselves inside that makes them afraid.
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Over the years, I realized there was a Republican philosophy that I liked. And then they lost it. And LIBERTARIANS had more of it. Because what I really believe is, let’s spend a little more time leaving everybody alone.
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The more time you have to think things through, the more you have to screw it up.
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