"I don't like showing the technique. I..." - Quote by Clint Eastwood
I don't like showing the technique. I don't like people who say, "Here, I'm going to act, but first I have to bounce off this wall." If you have to bounce off the wall, do it by yourself. Don't feature the technique. 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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“Don't look at me like I've gotten old or something like that.”
“The main thing is, you just want to have your place in history. You hope that people will look back on it in 15, 20, 30 and beyond years, and say, "That was an exciting film."”
“Every movie I make teaches me something. That's why I keep making them.”
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“Other than obvious errors like forgetting a line, often I can't see any difference between take one and take 20.”
“Most people who'll remember me, if at all, will remember me as an action guy, which is okay. There's nothing wrong with that. But there will be a certain group which will remember me for the other films, the ones where I took a few chances. At least, I like to think so.”
“If you took acting away from me, I'd stop breathing.”
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“Be like a river in generosity and giving help. Be like a sun in tenderness and pity. Be like night when covering other's faults. Be like a dead when furious and angry. Be like earth in modesty and humbleness. Be like a sea in tolerance. Be as you are or as you look like.”
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
“I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.”