Take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself seriously
CLINT EASTWOODThere’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.
More Clint Eastwood Quotes
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Michael Moore and I actually have a lot in common. We both appreciate living in a country where there’s free expression. But Michael, if you ever show up at my front door with a camera, I’ll kill you. I mean it.
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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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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.
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Nobody knows diddly. They just think they do. And the people that think they know the most know the least.
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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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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.
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It’s a hell of a thing, killing a man. You take away all he’s got and all he’s ever gonna have.
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I’d like to be a bigger and more knowledgeable person ten years from now than I am today. I think that for all of us as we grow older, we must discipline ourselves to continue expanding, broadening, learning, keeping our minds active and open.
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I’m interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.
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Just trust your instincts. There’s an old saying in golf, you’ve studied the swing many times, and you practice and practice, but when you stand over the ball, you just have to trust your swing. And you trust it. And if you don’t trust it, you’ll ruin it; your brain will take over.
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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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I keep working because I learn something new all the time.
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People have lost their sense of humor. In former times, we constantly made jokes about different races.
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I just think it is important that you realize, that you’re the best in the world. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or whether you’re libertarian or whatever, you are the best. And we should not ever forget that. And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.
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I’m not really conservative. I’m conservative on certain things. I believe in less government. I believe in fiscal responsibility and all those things that maybe Republicans used to believe in but don’t any more.
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