Top 216 Quotes by Clint Eastwood

Hoover was a patriot in his heart, but he definitely exceeded his power.

Our modern society - especially in the West, and especially now - reveres youth.

I always thought of myself as a character actor. I never thought of myself as a leading man.

I loved the fact that Obama is multi-racial. I thought that was terrific, as my wife is the same racial make-up.

In the Bay Area, there was a resurgence of Dixieland jazz in the '40s - there was the Frisco Jazz Band, and Lu Watters and the Yerba Buena Jazz Band.

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.

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

My whole life has been one big improvisation.

I just make the pictures and where they fall is where they fall. If somebody likes them, that's always nice. And if they don't like them, then too bad.

I like a drama.