"I have been trying to retire to..." - Quote by Clint Eastwood
I have been trying to retire to the back of the camera for quite a few years, and in 1970, when I first started directing, I said, 'If I could pull this off, I can some day move to the back of the camera and stay there.'
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“I had always planned when I started directing in 1970 that after a few years I'd get tired of looking at myself on the screen and say: "Hey, let's not do that any more." But then every once in a while something pops up. I'm not saying it won't happen again but probably the odds get less as you set yourself for roles that fit your age group.”
“The best part of aging in this business is losing that obsession about work and being able to spend a little more time with family.”
“They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.”
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“I became an art major, took every art class my school had to offer. In college, I majored in Advertising Art and Design.”
“If your job is not making a difference in this world, by all means, get out there and find something else ... You’ll find a sense of making a difference through your work if you simply look for it.”
“It is not enough to be a hardworking person. Equally important is the job you are working at.”
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“Denzel Washington: I like the collaboration, I like seeing people do well, so I really plan to direct the rest of my days.”
“I liked Vittorio De Sica a lot, and I got to work with him once in a segment movie. He was a great director. He was a very charismatic character and a guy I watched a lot when he was directing.”
“I've always said the one advantage an actor has of converting to a director is that he's been in front of the camera. He doesn't have to get in front of the camera again, subliminally or otherwise.”