The stronger the participation of the female characters, the better the movie. They knew that in the old days, when women stars were equally as important as men.
You are always hoping that movie audiences are interested in characters and interested in story values rather than just mindless special effects. But you never know.
You have to feel confident. If you don't, then you're going to be hesitant and defensive, and there'll be a lot of things working against you.
I was always respectful of people who were deeply religious because I always felt that if they gave themselves to it, then it had to be important to them. But if you can go through life without it, that's OK, too. It's whatever suits you.
This film cost $31 million. With that kind of money I could have invaded some country.
You make a movie, and if somebody reads something into it, then great, more power to him.
I read every book there was on jazz, about the original players -- King Oliver, Buddy Bolden and all those groups. At one time I was fairly well schooled in that... I could tell you who played where and when, historically, way before my time.
And I think it's that time. And I think if you just step aside and Mr. Romney can kind of take over. You can maybe still use a plane. Though maybe a smaller one. Not that big gas guzzler you are going around to colleges and talking about student loans and stuff like that.
The country has come a long way in race relations, but the pendulum swings so far back. Everyone wants to be so sensitive.
Actors know what actors are insecure about -- and they're all insecure.
I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it.
My uncle played rugby, and my dad played football, and they used to argue which game was the roughest -- and everybody agreed rugby was. It's a great team sport, and to be successful, every person has to play in the same level.
Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.
I never sympathise with the accused unless there's a chance the accused is not guilty, but I certainly don't ever sympathise with the criminal.
Whether you like it or not, you're forced to come to the realisation that death is out there. But I don't fear death, I'm a fatalist. I believe when it's your time, that's it. It's the hand you're dealt.
If you ever go to a music session, you'll notice that the musicians can sit down and start playing right away, and everyone knows what to do. Of course they're reading it, but the conductor can tweak little things, and you can take that back to directing motion pictures.
Alfred Hitchcock once told me, when I was analyzing a lot of things about his pictures, 'Clint, you must remember, it's only a movie.'
I don't like to see a president who is just out campaigning all year long or for the last four years. I'd like to see somebody who's going in the office. In fact, I'd like to not see them because that way you'd be sure that they'd be working.
I've always felt that if I examine myself too much, I'll find out what I know and don't know, and I'll burst the bubble. I've gotten so lucky relying on my animal instincts, I'd rather keep a little bit of the animal alive.
I just think it is important that you realize, that you're the best in the world. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or whether you're libertarian or whatever, you are the best. And we should not ever forget that. And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.
I mean, I've always been a libertarian. Leave everybody alone. Let everybody else do what they want. Just stay out of everybody else's hair.
The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.
I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me.
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I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me. The horse is out of the barn... In past generations, people would try to play younger than they really are. My trick is, I don't try to play younger than I really am.
