I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.
Clint Eastwood

I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it.
Clint Eastwood

I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it.
Clint Eastwood

I'm interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.
Clint Eastwood

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.
Clint Eastwood

If you think it's going to rain, it will.
Clint Eastwood

If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.
Clint Eastwood

In school, I could hear the leaves rustle and go on a journey.
Clint Eastwood

It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives.
Clint Eastwood

Men must know their limitations.
Clint Eastwood


My old drama coach used to say, 'Don't just do something, stand there.' Gary Cooper wasn't afraid to do nothing.
Clint Eastwood

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power.
Clint Eastwood

Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.
Clint Eastwood

The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.
Clint Eastwood

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.
Clint Eastwood

There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again.
Clint Eastwood

They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.
Clint Eastwood

This film cost $31 million. With that kind of money I could have invaded some country.
Clint Eastwood

We are like boxers, one never knows how much longer one has.
Clint Eastwood

We boil at different degrees.
Clint Eastwood