Clint Eastwood

If a person doesn't change, there's something really wrong with him.

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

I'd always tried to resist playing the supervirility thing. I liked showing the vulnerability of age.

I am a good listener. I think that came from my schooling.

I loved the fact that Obama is multi-racial. I thought that was terrific, as my wife is the same racial make-up.

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

The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.

I think there is a lot made out of age, and what age you feel.

Prime time for men is, say, 35 to 45. Then they level off and fall off.

I read every book there was on jazz, about the original players - King Oliver, Buddy Bolden and all those groups. At one time I was fairly well schooled in that... I could tell you who played where and when, historically, way before my time.

And I think it's that time. And I think if you just step aside and Mr. Romney can kind of take over. You can maybe still use a plane. Though maybe a smaller one. Not that big gas guzzler you are going around to colleges and talking about student loans and stuff like that.

It's a very confusing era that we're in.