A war put off is not a war avoided.

The minute you feel you have given a faultless performance is the time to get out.

Dirty Harry, for example. Clint Eastwood was not a rogue cop. He was a maverick cop, but he was a good guy.

You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.

My dad always said he wanted to be remembered for his body of work, and he's made more than 75 pictures, some good, some bad, and they will be his legacy to the world of acting.

I always work on the theory that the audience will believe you best if you believe yourself.

An epic is the easiest kind of picture to make badly.