--- title: "22 Trying Quotes By Clint Eastwood" description: "22 Trying quotes by Clint Eastwood. Plus more from Clint Eastwood and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/319/clint-eastwood-513_diet_i-try-to-stick-to-a-vegan-diet-heavy-on_299213.jpg" --- > [I try to stick to a vegan diet heavy on fruit and vegetables.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-try-to-stick-to-a-vegan-diet-heavy-on-fruit-and-vegetables/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/319/clint-eastwood-513_diet_i-try-to-stick-to-a-vegan-diet-heavy-on_299213.jpg) > [I'm trying to preach the idea that if we don't pay attention to history we're destined to repeat it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-m-trying-to-preach-the-idea-that-if-we-don-t-pay-attention-to/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c2/clint-eastwood-513_attention_i-m-trying-to-preach-the-idea-that-if-we_3001379.jpg) > [If you can make a good picture that actually has some substance, that's doubly good nowadays 'cause most everybody else is trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/if-you-can-make-a-good-picture-that-actually-has-some-substance-that/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/clint-eastwood-513_addresses_if-you-can-make-a-good-picture-that-actu_2056274.jpg) > [You get to a certain age and you're just glad to be there. I don't know what to add to that. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/you-get-to-a-certain-age-and-you-re-just-glad-to-be-there-i-don-t/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/clint-eastwood-513_add_you-get-to-a-certain-age-and-you-re-just_1627393.jpg) > [I take vitamins daily, but just the bare essentials not what you'd call supplements. I try to stick to a vegan diet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-take-vitamins-daily-but-just-the-bare-essentials-not-what-you-d/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/424/clint-eastwood-513_diets_i-take-vitamins-daily-but-just-the-bare_1659008.jpg) > [If you're doing a biography, you try to stay as accurate as possible to reality. But you really don't know what was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/if-you-re-doing-a-biography-you-try-to-stay-as-accurate-as-possible/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e5/clint-eastwood-513_accurate_if-you-re-doing-a-biography-you-try-to-s_1186813.jpg) > [I have been trying to retire to the back of the camera for quite a few years, and in 1970, when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-have-been-trying-to-retire-to-the-back-of-the-camera-for-quite-a/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/clint-eastwood-513_back_i-have-been-trying-to-retire-to-the-back_70029.jpg) > [I think it is more important to tell a story rather than follow any trend; that is a less bold way to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-think-it-is-more-important-to-tell-a-story-rather-than-follow-any/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f2/clint-eastwood-513_coats_i-think-it-is-more-important-to-tell-a-s_3226205.jpg) > [I'd been trying to retire to the back of the camera for quite a few years. And then, in 1970, when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-d-been-trying-to-retire-to-the-back-of-the-camera-for-quite-a-few/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c8/clint-eastwood-513_cameras_i-d-been-trying-to-retire-to-the-back-of_2410803.jpg) > [As you get older you try to do things that please you more. You get a little more selfish. You start thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/as-you-get-older-you-try-to-do-things-that-please-you-more-you-get-a/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91a/clint-eastwood-513_enjoy_as-you-get-older-you-try-to-do-things-th_1476067.jpg) > [I think the only way it has influenced me is to cause me to try to branch out and do other things.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-think-the-only-way-it-has-influenced-me-is-to-cause-me-to-try-to/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/clint-eastwood-513_character_i-think-the-only-way-it-has-influenced-m_468595.jpg) > [ The story \[for the western genre\] is everything. Whether it's a book or a screenplay, the story drives everything. And if you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/the-story-for-the-western-genre-is-everything-whether-it-s-a-book-or/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6b/clint-eastwood-513_book_the-story-for-the-western-genre-is-every_2561060.jpg) > [I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me. The horse is out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-think-being-able-to-age-gracefully-is-a-very-important-talent-it-is-2/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a3/clint-eastwood-513_able_i-think-being-able-to-age-gracefully-is_2939002.jpg) > [Having the security of being in a series week in, week out gives you great flexibility; you can experience with yourself, try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/having-the-security-of-being-in-a-series-week-in-week-out-gives-you/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/577/clint-eastwood-513_air_having-the-security-of-being-in-a-series_1597860.jpg) > [I guess it's like trying to put through the flat tax, which is probably my favorite one of all… if we did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-guess-it-s-like-trying-to-put-through-the-flat-tax-which-is/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d09/clint-eastwood-513_accountants_i-guess-it-s-like-trying-to-put-through_3087313.jpg) > [My father died very suddenly at sixty-three. Just dropped dead. For a long time afterward, I'd ask myself, Why didn't I ask…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/my-father-died-very-suddenly-at-sixty-three-just-dropped-dead-for-a/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d9/clint-eastwood-513_amount_my-father-died-very-suddenly-at-sixty-th_75843.jpg) > [I always revered people that I thought had an idea and proceeded through with it. I guess I've been that way since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-always-revered-people-that-i-thought-had-an-idea-and-proceeded/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/clint-eastwood-513_acting_i-always-revered-people-that-i-thought-h_983397.jpg) > [I think as you get older, you find you can play more things because you're moving to a different category. You play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-think-as-you-get-older-you-find-you-can-play-more-things-because/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f1/clint-eastwood-513_action_i-think-as-you-get-older-you-find-you-ca_1647440.jpg) > [You can't stop everything from happening. But we've gotten to a point where we're certainly trying. If a car doesn't have four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/you-can-t-stop-everything-from-happening-but-we-ve-gotten-to-a-point/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/838/clint-eastwood-513_air_you-can-t-stop-everything-from-happening_343372.jpg) > [I always like to try different things, different genres; stories that have a dramatic element and can generate conflict which I find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-always-like-to-try-different-things-different-genres-stories-that/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/clint-eastwood-513_challenges_i-always-like-to-try-different-things-di_1266935.jpg) > [I'm always trying to tackle subjects that tax me and make me think. That's the key to staying young at heart. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-m-always-trying-to-tackle-subjects-that-tax-me-and-make-me-think/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b8/clint-eastwood-513_always-trying_i-m-always-trying-to-tackle-subjects-tha_2126996.jpg) > [You know when you're young and you see a play in high school, and the guys all have gray in their hair…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/you-know-when-you-re-young-and-you-see-a-play-in-high-school-and-the/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cba/clint-eastwood-513_gray_you-know-when-you-re-young-and-you-see-a_1634023.jpg) ## Other authors on Trying ## More by Clint Eastwood > [I don't think I've met anyone with a stronger work ethic than Ray Charles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-don-t-think-i-ve-met-anyone-with-a-stronger-work-ethic-than-ray/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) > [I don't know how everybody else feels, but I just long for reality rather than these made-up things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-don-t-know-how-everybody-else-feels-but-i-just-long-for-reality/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) > [There are a lot of conservative people, a lot of moderate people, Republicans, Democrats, in Hollywood. It is just that the conservative people by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/there-are-a-lot-of-conservative-people-a-lot-of-moderate-people/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) > [If the director's a communist, whatever, he's a communist. All I care is that he directs. For the actor, the same thing. All you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/if-the-director-s-a-communist-whatever-he-s-a-communist-all-i-care-is/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) > [The thing that haunts a man the most is what he isn’t ordered to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/the-thing-that-haunts-a-man-the-most-is-what-he-isn-t-ordered-to-do/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) > [I love stories about women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-love-stories-about-women/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) > [My mother knew how to read music and everything. But I just kinda learned off of records. And so, I was listening to records…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/my-mother-knew-how-to-read-music-and-everything-but-i-just-kinda/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) > [You have to feel confident. If you don't, then you're going to be hesitant and defensive, and there'll be a lot of things working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/you-have-to-feel-confident-if-you-don-t-then-you-re-going-to-be/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) > [President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/president-obama-is-the-greatest-hoax-ever-perpetrated-on-the-american/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) > [I have been trying to retire to the back of the camera for quite a few years, and in 1970, when I first started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-have-been-trying-to-retire-to-the-back-of-the-camera-for-quite-a/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) > [My father died very suddenly at sixty-three. Just dropped dead. For a long time afterward, I'd ask myself, Why didn't I ask him to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/my-father-died-very-suddenly-at-sixty-three-just-dropped-dead-for-a/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) > [They've got this crazy actor who's 82 years old up there in a suit. I was a mayor, and they're probably thinking I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/they-ve-got-this-crazy-actor-who-s-82-years-old-up-there-in-a-suit-i/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) > [My uncle played rugby, and my dad played football, and they used to argue which game was the roughest - and everybody agreed rugby…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/my-uncle-played-rugby-and-my-dad-played-football-and-they-used-to/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) > [I am a good listener. I think that came from my schooling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-am-a-good-listener-i-think-that-came-from-my-schooling/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) > [You thought the war in Afghanistan was OK. You know, I mean, you thought that was something worth doing. We didn't check with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/you-thought-the-war-in-afghanistan-was-ok-you-know-i-mean-you-thought/) [Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/clint-eastwood/#itemlist", "name": "22 Trying Quotes By Clint Eastwood", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I try to stick to a vegan diet heavy on fruit and vegetables.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Clint Eastwood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-try-to-stick-to-a-vegan-diet-heavy-on-fruit-and-vegetables/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/319/clint-eastwood-513_diet_i-try-to-stick-to-a-vegan-diet-heavy-on_299213.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/319/clint-eastwood-513_diet_i-try-to-stick-to-a-vegan-diet-heavy-on_299213.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/319/clint-eastwood-513_diet_i-try-to-stick-to-a-vegan-diet-heavy-on_299213.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I try to stick to a vegan diet heavy on fruit and vegetables.” — Clint Eastwood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm trying to preach the idea that if we don't pay attention to history we're destined to repeat it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Clint Eastwood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/i-m-trying-to-preach-the-idea-that-if-we-don-t-pay-attention-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c2/clint-eastwood-513_attention_i-m-trying-to-preach-the-idea-that-if-we_3001379.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c2/clint-eastwood-513_attention_i-m-trying-to-preach-the-idea-that-if-we_3001379.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c2/clint-eastwood-513_attention_i-m-trying-to-preach-the-idea-that-if-we_3001379.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm trying to preach the idea that if we don't pay attention to history we're destined to repeat it.” — Clint Eastwood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you can make a good picture that actually has some substance, that's doubly good nowadays 'cause most everybody else is trying to address how many CGI plates we're gonna do, what little being is gonna come in from another asteroid.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Clint Eastwood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/if-you-can-make-a-good-picture-that-actually-has-some-substance-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/clint-eastwood-513_addresses_if-you-can-make-a-good-picture-that-actu_2056274.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/clint-eastwood-513_addresses_if-you-can-make-a-good-picture-that-actu_2056274.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/clint-eastwood-513_addresses_if-you-can-make-a-good-picture-that-actu_2056274.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you can make a good picture that actually has some substance, that's doubly good nowadays 'cause most…” — Clint Eastwood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You get to a certain age and you're just glad to be there. 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