I just don't want to copy the current trends or do movies for teenagers. I want people to get more out of movies.

I always like to try different things, different genres; stories that have a dramatic element and can generate conflict which I find appealing; where the characters have to overcome obstacles. That kind of thing is challenging.

Nobody, I mean nobody, puts ketchup on a hot dog.

Most people are afraid of change, but if you look at it as something you can always count on, then it can be a comfort.

I had one well known director who kept saying, "Now Clint, this is what ...." And I'd say, "I know. I read the script. I'm the one who cast you as the director. Let me show you and you'll correct me if I'm wrong."

If you cast a film incorrectly, then you're going to be fighting an uphill battle.

Scott Eastwood always came in and did a good job. And he's now graduated to better roles, and the chicks are all calling and asking where Scott is. They used to ask where I was. Now they're going, "What about Scott?"