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Clint Eastwood Quotes
I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around,
I want to be controlling it.
-- (from Pink Cadillac, 1989 - John Eskow)
This film cost $31 million.
With that kind of money I could have invaded some country.
Sometimes if you want to see a change for the
better, you have to take things into your own hands.
I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it.
I know what you're thinking. Did he fire
six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this
excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44
Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your
head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel
lucky? Well, do ya punk? -
Dirty
Harry
Go ahead, make my day - as Dirty Harry
I've never met a genius. A genius to me is
someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at
something he loves -- it's just a question of finding the subject
.Yeah? Well I've got MediCare, go ahead and
shoot your best shot! -
Space Cowboy
Bronco Billy McCoy: Now look! I don't take kindly to kids playin'
hooky from school. I think every kid in America ought to go to
school... at least up to the eighth grade.
Young kid: We don't go to school today, Bronco Billy. It's Saturday! -
Bronco Billy
Killin's too good for you! - Bronco Billy
Antoinette Lilly: Have you ever been married?
Bronco Billy McCoy: Sure. A long time ago.
Antoinette Lilly: Did you love her?
Bronco Billy McCoy: With all my heart. Sometimes that just isn't
enough.
Antoinette Lilly: What happened?
Bronco Billy McCoy: I caught her in bed with my best friend.
Antoinette Lilly: What did you do to him?
Bronco Billy McCoy: I shot her.
Antoinette Lilly: What! What about him?
Bronco Billy McCoy: He was my best friend!
Harry Callahan: Nothing wrong with shooting as long as the right
people get shot!-
Magnum Force
Capt McKay: $14,379.
Harry Callahan: How can that be?
Capt McKay: You want an itemized account? You took out two front
doors, one front window, 12 feet of counter. Plus damages to the
stock, plus one city vehicle totaled. Not to mention three hostages in
the hospital, all of whom will probably sue the city.
Harry Callahan: For what?
Capt McKay: Excessive use of force. For your information, Callahan,
the minority community has just about had it with this kind of police
work.
Harry Callahan: By the "minority community", I suppose you're talking
about the hoods. -
The
Enforcer
Birth date: May 31, 1930
Clint Eastwood is an actor, composer, and
Academy Award-winning film director and film producer. While his
recent work as a director, on films like Million Dollar Baby and
Letters from Iwo Jima, is consistently praised by critics, Eastwood is
most famous for his tough guy, anti-hero acting roles, including
Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Callahan in the Dirty Harry series and the Man
with No Name in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns. He's been quoted by
President Reagan and gave us lines that have been ingrained into
the American conscious like "Go ahead make my day", "Do you feel
lucky", and one that always cracked me up, "Nag, nag, nag" he says
after being almost shot to death to the girl of the film
The
Gauntlet
Born at St. Mary's Hospital in San Francisco,
California to Clinton Eastwood Sr. and Margaret Ruth Runner near the
beginning of the Great Depression, which in turn left its mark on his
later films.
Clint Sr., a sometime steel worker in the San Francisco Bay Area, was
forced in the 1930s to seek work over a wide area of coastal and
inland California. On a recent interview on Fox News in February
of 2007 Clint mentioned the Great Depression and his lasting effect on
his outlook on life.
While attending Oakland Technical High School in
Oakland, CA, one of his teachers assigned him a part in a play to
try to get him to be less introverted. He did not enjoy the
experience.
Eastwood was drafted into the Army, apparently
in 1951, during the Korean War. He was sent to Fort Ord on the
Monterey Bay, California for basic training. He was supposed to be
sent to Korea, but a trip home to Seattle to visit his parents and
girlfriend changed that. Eastwood flew home on a Navy plane from
Moffett Field, and rode a Navy torpedo bomber returning to duty. The
plane developed engine trouble and was forced to make a water landing
off San Francisco. He was forced to swim over a mile through the tide
to shore. Because of this, instead of being sent to Korea, he was
assigned a job as a swimming instructor and remained at Ft. Ord. He
worked nights and weekends as a bouncer at the NCO club. It was while
on duty at Ft. Ord that Eastwood met fellow soldiers and future TV
actors Martin Milner ("Route
66" and "Adam-12"),
David
Janssen ("The
Fugitive" and "Harry O"), and Richard Long ("The
Big Valley" and "77 Sunset Strip").
After his discharge in 1953, Eastwood moved to Southern California and
attended Los Angeles City College, studying drama and business
administration under the G.I. Bill.
TV Career
Eastwood began work as an actor, making brief appearances in B-films
such as Revenge of the Creature, Tarantula and Francis in the Navy. In
1959, he got his first break with the long-running television series,
Rawhide.
As Rowdy Yates (whom Eastwood would later refer to in interviews as
"the idiot of the plains"), he made the show his own and became a
household name across the country.
Movies
Clint Eastwood's movie career really took off as the Man with no
name in in Sergio Leone's trilogy of westerns
A Fistful of Dollars (1964),
For a Few Dollars More (1965), and
The
Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). He then went on to star as
Dirty
Harry in 1971. He's had great success as a director for
films like Million Dollar Baby
and
Flags of Our Fathers
Clint Eastwood on Politics
Eastwood made one successful foray into elected
politics, becoming the Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea (Carmel), California
(population 4000), a wealthy small town and artist community on the
Monterey Peninsula, for one term. Frustrated with what he perceived to
be the bureaucracy in Carmel's politics, he ran a last-minute, small
scale campaign emphasizing better relations between the residential
and business communities. On election day, April 8, 1986, with double
the voter turnout, Eastwood garnered 72.5% of the vote and was elected
to a position that paid $200 per month. During his tenure he tried to
balance the rights of preservationists and developing the town for
local business. Eastwood decided not to run for a second term due to
the amount of small scale decisions required of the mayor in such a
small town. As mayor he repealed a municipal law that forbade anyone
from eating ice cream on the sidewalk. Way to go Clint!
Clint Eastwood was one of the Hollywood
celebrities that supported Ronald Reagan during the 80's, but he
didn't really want to get into politics when George Bush Sr. ran for
his term.
Fox 2007 Interview
In February 2007 in a interview on Fox Clint talked about his views on
Politics. Basically his approach was that he preferred politics that
just left everybody else alone. Can't argue with that. That's why our
forefathers came here in the first place. In everything Clint spoke
with a quite wisdom, and even if you disagreed with him on his view
point, he spoke with such respect of others that you couldn't possibly
be offended. In fact I don't believe he would have spoken on politics
if he hadn't been asked.
On Iraq
He respected the President's leading without leaning on polls,
and his sticking to what he thought was right, but Clint did disagree
with the President on one thing. He didn't think the situation in Iraq
could be settled in a short period of time not even in 10 years time.
He basically said that the freedom is something you have to believe in
and want with all your heart, and he didn't believe the Iraqi people
wanted it bad enough, and I hope I'm phrasing his view point as he
would want it phrased.
Hollywood Liberals
Clint said the Hollywood crowd isn't quite as liberal as you might
think. He said folks that are conservative by definition of the word
conservative are conservative are more likely to keep themselves, and
don't run around with signs drawing attention to themselves.
It's obvious politically Clint has his own
unique political view that doesn't fit perfectly into any certain
mold. He's honest about his views, but respectful towards the view of
others. It's a shame he didn't pursue politics further. He might have
made a President of equal stature as Ronald Reagan.
Business
Clint thought the economy was good, and thinks land is the way to go
investment wise.
Filmography
Dirty Harry (video game) (2007) (VG) (in production) (voice)
.... Harry Callahan
Flags of Our Fathers - Director
Mystic River - Director
Million Dollar Baby (2004) .... Frankie Dunn
Blood Work (2002) .... Terry McCaleb
Space Cowboys (2000) .... Frank Corvin
True Crime (1999) .... Steve Everett
Absolute Power
(1997) .... Luther Whitney
The Bridges of Madison County (1995) .... Robert Kincaid
A Perfect World
(1993) .... Chief Red Garnett
In the Line of Fire (1993) .... Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan
Unforgiven (1992) .... William 'Bill' Munny
The Rookie (1990) .... Nick Pulovski
White Hunter Black Heart
(1990) .... John Wilson
Pink Cadillac (1989) .... Tommy Nowak
The Dead Pool (1988) .... Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
... aka Dirty Harry in The Dead Pool (USA: poster title)
Heartbreak Ridge (1986) .... Gunnery Sgt. Tom 'Gunny' Highway
Pale Rider (1985) .... Preacher
City Heat (1984) .... Lieutenant Speer
Tightrope (1984) .... Capt. Wes Block
Sudden Impact (1983) .... Harry Callahan
Honkytonk Man (1982) .... Red Stovall
Firefox (1982) .... Mitchell Gant
Any Which Way You Can (1980) .... Philo Beddoe
Bronco Billy (1980) .... Bronco Billy McCoy
Escape from Alcatraz (1979) .... Frank Morris
Every Which Way But Loose (1978) .... Philo Beddoe
The Gauntlet (1977) .... Ben Shockley
The Enforcer (1976/I) .... Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) .... Josey Wales
The Eiger Sanction (1975) .... Dr. Jonathan Hemlock
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) .... John "Thunderbolt" Doherty
Magnum Force (1973) .... Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
Breezy (1973) (uncredited) .... Man in Crowd on Pier
High Plains Drifter (1973) .... The Stranger
Joe Kidd (1972) .... Joe Kidd
Dirty Harry (1971) .... Insp. Harry Callahan
Play Misty for Me (1971) .... Dave
The Beguiled(1971) .... Cpl. John McBurney
Kelly's Heroes (1970) .... Pvt. Kelly
Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) .... Hogan
Paint Your Wagon (1969) .... Pardner
Where Eagles Dare (1968) .... Lt. Morris Schaffer
Coogan's Bluff (1968) .... Deputy Sheriff Walt Coogan
Hang 'Em High (1968) .... Marshal Jed Cooper
Magnifico extranjero, El (1967) .... Rowdy Yates
... aka The Magnificent Stranger (USA)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
(USA)
For a Few Dollars More (UK) (USA)
"Rawhide" .... Rowdy Yates (46 episodes, 1959-1965)
- Crossing at White Feather (1965) TV Episode .... Rowdy Yates
- The Pursuit (1965) TV Episode .... Rowdy Yates
- Clash at Broken Bluff (1965) TV Episode .... Rowdy Yates
- The Vasquez Woman (1965) TV Episode .... Rowdy Yates
- Hostage for Hanging (1965) TV Episode .... Rowdy Yates
(41 more)
A Fistful of Dollars (USA)
1964
"Maverick" .... Red Hardigan (1 episode, 1959)
- Duel at Sundown (1959) TV Episode .... Red Hardigan
Lafayette Escadrille (1958) .... George Moseley
... aka C'est la guerre (USA)
... aka Hell Bent for Glory (UK)
... aka With You in My Arms (USA: alternative title)
Ambush at Cimarron Pass (1958) .... Keith Williams
"Navy Log" .... Burns (1 episode, 1958)
- The Lonely Watch (1958) TV Episode .... Burns
Escapade in Japan (1957) (uncredited) .... Dumbo Pilot
"West Point" (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The West Point Story
- White Fury (1957) TV Episode
"Death Valley Days" .... John Lucas (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
- The Last Letter (1956) TV Episode .... John Lucas
The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) .... Lt. Jack Rice, Roughrider
Away All Boats (1956) (uncredited) .... Marine (Medic)
Star in the Dust (1956) (uncredited) .... Tom, ranch hand
... aka Law Man (USA)
Never Say Goodbye (1956) (uncredited) .... Will
"Highway Patrol" .... Joe Keeley (1 episode, 1956)
- Motorcycle A (1956) TV Episode .... Joe Keeley
Tarantula (1955) (uncredited) .... Jet Squadron Leader
Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955) (uncredited) .... First Saxon
... aka Lady Godiva of Coventry (UK)
Francis in the Navy (1955) .... Jonesey
Revenge of the Creature (1955) (uncredited) .... Lab Technician
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