We boil at different degrees.

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.

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

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

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

It’s halftime. Both teams are in their locker room discussing what they can do to win this game in the second half.It’s halftime in America, too. People are out of work and they’re hurting. And...

I saw Sidney Lumet out there, who’s 80, and I thought, ‘I’m just a kid,’

If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.

[During last week’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am there was as much talk about who didn’t show up as who did. Favorite son Bill Murray was in Italy filming a movie, while Tiger Woods had...

I’m suffering from oxygen deprivation. It’s overwhelming watching your career go by.

I don’t wanna need you because I can’t have you.

A good man always knows his limitations.

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

The clock’s ticking, Pops, and I’m only getting older.

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

Buscar la verdad es la mayor virtud y es lo que hace que un drama sea interesante. No me interesa contar historias con perfume de rosas en las que todo va bien

Men must know their limitations.

Harry Callahan: I know what you’re thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I’ve kinda lost track myself. But being as this is...

I just thought, ‘Yeah, this gal would be great, if we can get her trained up, if we can get a little bit more bulk on her, to make her look like a fighter,’ …...

Half of them are suicides or accidents, Martha. Don’t exaggerate.

Work hard, keep your nose clean, and just stick around.

It was sort of the beginning of celebrity in a way. They felt the heroes were all the people who died over there. They felt terrible about being singled out.

[on his mother] So at 96 I’m thanking her for her genes.

There’s a rebel lying deep in my soul. Anytime anybody tells me the trend is such and such, I go the opposite direction. I hate the idea of trends. I hate imitation; I have a...

Tomorrow is promised to no one.

Go ahead, make my day

If you think it’s going to rain, it will.

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

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

Maybe I`m getting to the age when I`m starting to be senile or nostalgic or both, but people are so angry now. You used to be able to disagree with people and still be friends....

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

I was a fan of Hilary’s from ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ and I saw her in ‘Insomnia,’ where she was good, but she didn’t have a very deep part.

You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya punk?

[Her secret didn ‘ t surprise Eastwood one bit. He says her plain-and-simple determination to play the part is in large part why the film turned out so well.] This is just another step in...

Go ahead, make my day.

Do ya’ feel lucky, punk?

They say all marriages are made in heaven, but so are thunder and lightning.

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

I was kind of a little disappointed when they started building a competition between Marty (Martin Scorsese) and me. I have the greatest respect for him and all the films he’s done over the years.

[Her secret didnt surprise Eastwood one bit. He says her plain-and-simple determination to play the part is in large part why the film turned out so well.] This is just another step in her path...

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.

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

Hollywood, as everyone knows, glamorizes physical courage. . . . if I had to define courage myself, I wouldn’t say it’s about shooting people. I’d say it’s the quality that stimulates people, that enables them...

I know what you’re thinking, punk. He just threw three straight split-fingered fastballs at the knees. Does he have any left? Well, to tell you the truth in all the excitement, I kind of lost...

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

There’s a lot of young guys coming along, but I’d like to say to the various financiers, don’t forget the senior guys. The senior guys and gals are there, willing to do their best work...

Extremism is so easy. You’ve got your position, and that’s it. It doesn’t take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.(Interview,...

Politicians have to make unpopular decisions. Schwarzenegger is going to understand the nature of his job. I wish him good luck, he’s going to need it. It’s going to be difficult for him.

Ten Million Dollar Baby.

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.