Trivia

At age 74, he became the oldest person to win the Best Director Oscar for Million Dollar Baby (2004).

When he directs, he insists that his actors wear as little makeup as possible and he likes to print first takes. As a result, his films consistently finish on schedule and on budget.

When directing, he simply says "okay" instead of "action" and "cut." (source: Sunday Morning Shootout (2003)).

Learned mountain climbing for The Eiger Sanction (1975) because he felt the scenes were too dangerous for him to pay a stuntman to do for him. He was the last climber up The Totem Pole in Monument Valley, and as part of the contract, the movie crew removed the pitons left by decades of other climbers. The scene where he was hanging off the mountain by a single rope was actually Eastwood, and not a stuntman.

As a director, he has always refused to test screen his films before their release.

He wore the same sarape, without ever having washed it, in all three of his "Man with No Name" Westerns.

An accomplished jazz pianist, he performs much of the music for his movies, including the scene in the bar in Trong Tầm Lửa Đạn (1993).

Although he has been associated with violence throughout his career, he personally detests it and has carefully shown the horrific consequences of violence in films such as Không Thể Tha Thứ (1992), A Perfect World (1993), Quyền Lực Tuyệt Đối (1997), Dòng Sông Kì Bí (2003), Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Ngọt Và Đắng (2008).

Claimed that the trait he most despised in others was racism.

Was offered the role of James Bond in Sống Và Hãy Chết (1973). He was flattered, but declined, saying that Bond should be played by an English actor.

Though he often smokes in his movies, he is a lifelong non-smoker offscreen.

Whenever asked if he would do a Dirty Harry 6, he often joked that he can imagine Dirty Harry now long retired, and fly-fishing with his .44 magnum.

The genesis of his production company, Malpaso Productions, had a curious origin. When Italian director Sergio Leone approached Eastwood about appearing in what would become the "Spaghetti Western" trilogy--Một Nắm Đô La (1964), Thêm Vài Đồng Xu Lẻ (1965) and Thiện, Ác, Tà (1966)--Eastwood was eager to take it but was advised against it by his agent, suggesting it would be a "bad move" (mal paso). Against all advice, the actor went ahead and accepted the "man with no name" role and his decision turned out to be a "good move". Eastwood never forgot the irony of the situation and adopted "Malpaso" as his production company name.

Was asked for permission about his name being used for Marty (Michael J. Fox) in Trở Về Tương Lai Phần 3 (1990). He consented and was said to be tickled by the homage.

He stood at 6'4" at his peak, but due to recent back problems, he can only stretch up to 6'2".

He and Burt Reynolds had major influences on each other's careers. It was he who sent a copy of "Sharky's Machine" to Reynolds, which gave Reynolds the idea to turn the novel into a movie, Sharky's Machine (1981), which went on to garner excellent reviews. On the other hand, it was Reynolds who sent Clint a copy of "The Outlaw Josey Wales", later made into a film by Eastwood (Kẻ Ngoài Vòng Pháp Luật (1976)). Years later, Reynolds told him about "this great novel" called "The Bridges of Madison County", and some time later it was shot by Eastwood (The Bridges of Madison County (1995)).

Developed his movie voice by listening to audio recordings of Marilyn Monroe. He said he'd noticed Monroe's breathy whisper and he thought it was very sexy and since it had worked so well for her, he decided he'd "do" a male version of it himself.

William Goldman said of Eastwood that he was the only person to be a star in the '70s, '80s and '90s. By "star" Goldman means Variety's list of top ten actors of the decade.

Got his role in Rawhide (1959) while visiting a friend at the CBS lot when a studio exec spotted him because he "looked like a cowboy."

He has always disliked the reading of political and social agendas in his films, which has occurred from Dirty Harry (1971) to Million Dollar Baby (2004). He has always maintained that all of his films are apolitical and what he has in mind when making a film is whether it's going to be entertaining and compelling.

Is 35 years older than ex-wife Dina Eastwood. Dina's parents were 19 and 21 when she was born. This makes Clint 16 years older than his former mother-in-law and 14 years older than his former father-in-law.

Turned down Paul Newman's role in The Towering Inferno (1974).

He directed 12 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Gene Hackman, Meryl Streep, Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Marcia Gay Harden, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon, Bradley Cooper, Kathy Bates, and himself (in Không Thể Tha Thứ (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004)). Hackman, Penn, Robbins, Freeman and Swank won Oscars for their performances in one of Eastwood's movies.

Was offered Al Pacino's role in Ngày Chủ Nhật Huy Hoàng (1999), but turned it down because Warner Bros. wouldn't let him direct it also.

Some of his favorite actors are Gary Cooper, Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum and James Stewart.

(March 20, 1951 - March 19, 1953) Was a lifeguard and projectionist of training films for the U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Ord in Marina, California. According to former buddy Don Loomis, as told in "Clint: The Life and Legend" (2002) by Patrick McGilligan, page 49, Eastwood avoided being sent to combat in Korea by romancing one of the daughters of a Fort Ord officer, who might have been entreated to watch out for him when names came up for postings.

Declined to have a party for his 80th birthday, explaining that at his age he doesn't like birthday parties for himself. He said his only plans to celebrate the occasion would be to go out for a drink with his wife.

He, Warren Beatty, Robert Redford, Mel Gibson, Richard Attenborough and Kevin Costner are the only directors best known as actors who have won an Academy Award as Best Director.

The boots that he wore in Không Thể Tha Thứ (1992) are the same ones he wore in the TV series Rawhide (1959). They are now a part of his private collection and were on loan to the 2005 Sergio Leone exhibit at the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage in Los Angeles. In essence these boots have book-ended his career in the Western genre.

Sworn in as parks commissioner for state of California at Big Basin Redwood Park, Santa Cruz, 8 June 2002. Holding up his new commissioner's badge, he told the crowd, "You're all under arrest.".

His production company is Malpaso Productions, which he formed in 1968. The company's first feature release was Treo Cổ Chúng Lên (1968).

Served as President of the Cannes Jury when Chuyện Tào Lao (1994) won but the film was not his personal choice: "On the jury here when 'Pulp Fiction' won, somebody said, 'Oh, Clint Eastwood was on the jury, so he voted for the American film.' But my sensibilities are European, here is where my success started. Actually, Yimou Zhang's Phải Sống (1994) was my favorite piece, but most of the European jurors seemed to like 'Pulp Fiction.'".

He objected to the end of Dirty Harry (1971) when Harry throws his badge away after killing the Scorpio Killer, arguing with director Don Siegel that Harry knew that being a policeman was the only work for which he was suited. Siegel eventually convinced Eastwood that Harry threw his badge away as a symbol that he had lost faith in the justice system.

Claims to have been an early choice for the title role in Siêu Nhân (1978).

He claims that he wound up getting the role in Sergio Leone's Một Nắm Đô La (1964) because James Coburn, to whom the role was originally offered, wanted $25,000. Eastwood accepted the role for $15,000.

Although he can handle pistols with either hand equally well, he is left-eye dominant, evident when he shoots a rifle as in Joe Kidd (1972) or Không Thể Tha Thứ (1992), but is right handed, as seen when he wears or handles one pistol.

Walked out on an interview with The Boston Herald's Stephen Schaefer when Schaefer asked about his kids.

When Don Siegel fell ill during production of Dirty Harry (1971), Eastwood stepped in as director during the attempted-suicide/jumper sequence.

A former logger, steel furnace stoker and gas station attendant before becoming an actor.

Has always been allergic to horses, which is why, in his westerns, he is rarely seen in close-up on horseback. When he had to ride horses in films, he would first have to sniff medication into his nose and lungs. On Bronco Billy (1980) it left him constantly miserable.

Until his pride was displaced by discovery of a larger version of same tree in 2002, Eastwood used to be proud owner of tree believed to be the nation's largest known hardwood - a bluegum eucalyptus.

Considered for the role of Rambo in Rambo: Đổ Máu (1982) long before Sylvester Stallone was hired.

He has directed five films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Không Thể Tha Thứ (1992), Dòng Sông Kì Bí (2003), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Những Lá Thư Từ Iwo Jima (2006) and Lính Bắn Tỉa Mỹ (2014). Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby won in the category.

He has appeared in three films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Dirty Harry (1971), Kẻ Ngoài Vòng Pháp Luật (1976) and Không Thể Tha Thứ (1992). He has also directed two films that are in the registry: The Outlaw Josey Wales and Unforgiven.

Practices transcendental meditation twice a day, and said in 2013 that he has been meditating for the past 40 years.

Every year the PGA tour comes to Pebble Beach, Ca., to host a celebrity golf tournament where celebrities team up with the professionals. Clint participated in this every year from 1962-2002 and is the longest running participant. He now serves as Host.

The producers of Dirty Harry (1971) originally didn't want Eastwood, since they felt he was too young at 41. After older stars like John Wayne, Frank Sinatra and Robert Mitchum turned the film down, Eastwood was cast. He last played Harry Callahan aged 58 in Mồ Chôn Tội Ác (1988), which was only a year older than the character was supposed to be in the first film according to the original screenplay.

President of jury at the Cannes Film Festival. (1994)

Was apparently such an organized director that he finished Quyền Lực Tuyệt Đối (1997) days ahead of schedule.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, one of the mothers of Eastwood's children told biographer Patrick McGilligan: "There is no guilt with Clint. Anything that vaguely resembles guilt is channeled into anger. His anger is always intended to prove people wrong, or prove their behavior bad. And if people are wrong or bad, there is nothing for him to feel guilty about.".