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.
CLINT EASTWOODKeep your eyes on the horizon and your nose to the wind.
More Clint Eastwood Quotes
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We are like boxers, one never knows how much longer one has.
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There’s nothing like a nice piece of hickory.
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Fate pulls you in different directions
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The interesting thing with child actors is that kids are natural actors. They’re wonderful actors, and most kids are acting all the time. They’re imagining they’re out in the yard playing. They’re imagining that things happened, and they can get very vivid.
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Keep your eyes on the horizon and your nose to the wind.
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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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Take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself seriously
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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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One day we will look back and realize that the Barack Obama Presidency was the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on the American people.
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Instead of calling everybody names, start being more understanding.
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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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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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That’s one of the actor’s secrets: With everything you do, learn something new about yourself.
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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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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.
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