Posted on 08/03/2016 2:39:34 PM PDT by monkapotamus
ESQ: Your characters have become touchstones in the culture, whether it's Reagan invoking "Make my day" or now Trump … I swear he's even practiced your scowl.
CE: Maybe. 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. And then when I did Gran Torino, even my associate said, "This is a really good script, but it's politically incorrect." And I said, "Good. Let me read it tonight." The next morning, I came in and I threw it on his desk and I said, "We're starting this immediately."
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Great interview. On personal note, loved the opening bit about the squirrel. Love squirrels.
Charleton Heston was another.
Awesome!
Mmmmm. Possum on the half shell.
If Armadillos were the size of cows,
they’d get more respect.
If Armadillos were the size of cows, the bazooka would be considered an ordinary hunting weapon.
And full of Hanson’s disease (leprosy)....
Darn,ruined my dinner
“Run! It’s an arm-oh-HELL-no!”
Ugh. Leprosy-carrier. Though, a great band name is Armadillo Leprosy.
“P*ssy generation” LOL! So true, and RINOs are at the forefront.
“the sorta man which America used to have”
Gonna come back and bite us big time. The raping, murdering, marauding islamists at the gate and who’s there to meet them? The uniparty’s pussy patrol.
If we can get him there Trump might be the only set of balls left in Washington.
Clint has really been laying it down.
A fair fight.
Run? Lock and load! Break out the Barrett M82. Grab the RPG. Where’s my friggin TANK?
Tarkus was an Excellent Emerson Lake and Palmer album!
Long live Prog-rock!
RE: “Tarkus album cover”
That was a fun read. Thanks for posting monkapotamus.
Take the time. Read the whole interview. Much wisdom.
Interesting tidbit on Clint:
“In 1951, Eastwood enrolled at Seattle University but was then drafted into the United States Army and assigned to Fort Ord in California, where he was appointed as a lifeguard and swimming instructor. While returning from a weekend visit to his parents in Seattle, Washington, he was a passenger on a Douglas AD bomber that ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean near Point Reyes. Escaping from the sinking aircraft, he and the pilot swam 3 miles (5 km) to safety.”
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