Clint Eastwood

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.

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

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

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

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.

If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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