"After directing awhile, you get an instinct about it, but you have to be able to trust your own feelings. Invariably, two-thirds of the way through a film, you say, "Jeezus, is this a pile of crap! What did I ever see in it in the first place?" You have to shut off your brain and forge ahead, because by that time you're getting so brainwashed. Once I commit myself to a film I commit myself to that ending, whatever the motivations and conclusions are."

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Source: Clint Eastwood, Kathie Coblentz (1999). “Clint Eastwood: Interviews”, p.43, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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Clint Eastwood is an acclaimed actor and director known for his impactful films and exploration of complex characters, particularly in Westerns and dramas.

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