I miss my mother very, very much.

Every 10 years, I know less about love and relationships. The smarter I get, the less I know.

As a general rule, I don't plan to travel with my Oscars, but we may have to make an exception.

You don't do pictures because the audience is ready for them. You do them because there's something gnawing at you, something inside.

United States could be a great country. It needs to be a great country. It's our responsibility as citizens to make that happen, every single one of us.

I like taking genres and subverting them. I did that with In the Valley of Elah. I said, "Okay, this is just a murder mystery. Relax." And then, two thirds of the way through, I broke every convention of a murder mystery.

As soon as you think you know Clint Eastwood, you don't know Clint Eastwood.