كنتُ دائماً أُجلّ من كانت لديهم فكرة ومضوا بها حتى النهاية. وأظن أنني كنت كذلك منذ اليوم الذي اتصلت فيه بأبي وأخبرته أنني سأدرس التمثيل وربما أحاول أن أنجح فيه، فقال لي: «لا تفعل ذلك. لا تريد ذلك، فهذا مجرد أحلام. اطلب عملاً جاداً وامضِ في حياتك».

“I always revered people that I thought had an idea and proceeded through with it. I guess I've been that way since the day I called my father and told him I was going to study acting and maybe try to see if I could do well with that, and he told me: "Don't do that. You don't want to do that, that's just dream stuff. Get a legitimate job and move forward."”Clint Eastwood — Letters From Iwo Jima - Clint Eastwood interview