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 EASTWOODDirecting is more like you’re being a psychologist and you’re kind of analyzing the situation and evaluating each person for their idiosyncrasies.
More Clint Eastwood Quotes
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President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.
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There was a stool there, and some fella kept asking me if I wanted to sit down. When I saw the stool sitting there, it gave me the idea. I’ll just put the stool out there and I’ll talk to Mr Obama and ask him why he didn’t keep all of the promises he made to everybody.
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First, I blow a hole in your face; then I go back inside, and sleep like a baby… I guarantee you.
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Don 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.
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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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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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I tried being reasonable, I didn’t like it.
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I never look back and think too much about my films. I’ve done some work I’ve been proud of over the years but which of them is my favourite I really don’t know. I could say the last one. I’ve had little jumps in my career like Unforgiven possibly.
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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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My old drama coach used to say, ‘Don’t just do something, stand there.’ Gary Cooper wasn’t afraid to do nothing.
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I always liked characters that were more grounded in reality.
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You have to be realistic about where you are in life and enjoy it.
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Take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself seriously
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If you’re afraid to take risks in anything in life, it’s just boredom.
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Keep your eyes on the horizon and your nose to the wind.
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