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" 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.' "

Clint Eastwood

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" I had three points I wanted to make: That not everybody in Hollywood is on the left, that Obama has broken a lot of the promises he made when he took office, and that the people should feel free to get rid of any politician who's not doing a good job. But I didn't make up my mind exactly what I was going to say until I said it. "

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

" 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. "

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" 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 think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me. "

" When I was born, the economy wasn't in a great state; it was the Depression, and my father had to be quick to try and find work. "

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" Fate pulls you in different directions. "

" The guys who won World War II and that whole generation have disappeared, and now we have a bunch of teenage twits. "

" Plagiarism is always the biggest thing in Hollywood. "

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" I think kids are natural actors. You watch most kids; if they don't have a toy, they'll pick up a stick and make a toy out of it. Kids will daydream all the time. "

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