Clint Eastwood, 86, maakt als regisseur, acteur en producent nog altijd films, vindt dingen van de Amerikaanse verkiezingen. En van Amerika. Esquire maakte een dubbelinterview met Eastwood en zijn zoon Scott, daaruit de volgende bonusquotes:
But he’s onto something, because secretly everybody’s getting tired of political correctness, kissing up. That’s the kiss-ass generation we’re in right now. We’re really in a pussy generation. Everybody’s walking on eggshells. We see people accusing people of being racist and all kinds of stuff. When I grew up, those things weren’t called racist. […] He’s said a lot of dumb things. So have all of them. Both sides. But everybody—the press and everybody’s going, “Oh, well, that’s racist,” and they’re making a big hoodoo out of it. Just fucking get over it. It’s a sad time in history.
I’d say get to work and start being more understanding of everybody—instead of calling everybody names, start being more understanding. But get in there and get it done. Kick ass and take names. And this may be my dad talking, but don’t spend what you don’t have. That’s why we’re in the position we are in right now. That’s why people are saying, “Why should I work? I’ll get something for nothing, maybe.” And going around and talking about going to college for free. I didn’t go to college for free. I mean, it was cheap, because I went to L. A. City College—it wasn’t like going to a major university. But it was okay.
Het hele interview leest u HIER. Bindende filmtip: meer gritty powerquotes, grommend tussen opeengeklemde kaken uitgeblaft door De Clint, ziet u in de film Gran Torino.
