“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
“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.”
LoveAll Quotes by Clint Eastwood
“Everybody thinks making films back to back is a big deal but they did it all the time in the old days.”
Time“It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives.”
Power“I was drafted during the Korean War.”
War“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.”
Society“Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.”
Power“If a person doesn't change, there's something really wrong with him.”
Change“You always want to quit while you are ahead. You don't want to be like a fighter who stays too long in the ring until you're not performing at your best.”
Best“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.”
Music“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.”
Government“I haven't been very active in politics.”
Politics“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“The prospect of dating someone in her twenties becomes less appealing as you get older. At some point in your fife, your tolerance level goes down and you realize that, with someone much younger, there's nothing really to talk about.”
Dating“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 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“Our modern society - especially in the West, and especially now - reveres youth.”
Society“There are a lot of conservative people, a lot of moderate people, Republicans, Democrats, in Hollywood. It is just that the conservative people by the nature of the word itself play closer to the vest. They do not go around hot dogging it.”
Nature“And I think it's that time. And I think if you just step aside and Mr. Romney can kind of take over. You can maybe still use a plane. Though maybe a smaller one. Not that big gas guzzler you are going around to colleges and talking about student loans and stuff like that.”
Time“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“This film cost $31 million. With that kind of money I could have invaded some country.”
Money