“You know when you're young and you see a play in high school, and the guys all have gray in their hair and they're trying to be old men and they have no idea what that's like? It's just that stupid the other way around.”
Men
“My mother knew how to read music and everything. But I just kinda learned off of records. And so, I was listening to records and I'd play 'em over and over.”
MusicAll Quotes by Clint Eastwood
“I haven't been very active in politics.”
Politics“I still work out on a daily basis.”
Work“Society is at odds with itself.”
Society“I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me.”
Age“Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.”
Change“Overnight stardom can be harmful to your mental health. Yeah. It has ruined a lot of people.”
Health“There's a lot of great movies that have won the Academy Award, and a lot of great movies that haven't. You just do the best you can.”
Best“It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives.”
Power“There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again.”
Marriage“Our modern society - especially in the West, and especially now - reveres youth.”
Society“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.”
Alone“Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.”
Power“I keep working because I learn something new all the time.”
Time“I had three points I wanted to make: That not everybody in Hollywood is on the left, that Obama has broken a lot of the promises he made when he took office, and that the people should feel free to get rid of any politician who's not doing a good job. But I didn't make up my mind exactly what I was going to say until I said it.”
Good“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.”
Best“If a person doesn't change, there's something really wrong with him.”
Change“If I'd had good discipline, I might have gone into music.”
Good“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.”
Love“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.”
Death