"You definitely do not do films for..." - Quote by Clint Eastwood

“I found out that a lot of my liberal friends weren't liberal because they weren't liberal about approaching anybody else's ideas, or at least standing for it. They started getting really animalistic about, "I can't even associate with this guy. He's stupid. He's an idiot."”

“Always keep your ego in check and not be afraid to listen. Listening is a great art form.”

“First, I blow a hole in your face; then I go back inside, and sleep like a baby... I guarantee you.”

“I've written all my songs on every single one of my records, and that's what's been fun about looking back.”

“Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation.”

“It is only doubt that creates. It is only the minority that counts.”

“We just had to stay out-of-the-way [in Fences]. [August Wilson] already wrote a masterpiece. And you really don't know how it's going to work until you get it in front of an audience.”

“I love every aspect of the creation of motion pictures and I guess I am committed to it for life.”

“On 'Mystic River,' I had to cut my salary and everyone else's to get it made.”