Eastwood also famously works very efficiently, shooting a very low ratio of film to final print. He works with the same crew and knows exactly what he needs to shoot to make the film he wants to make, with only a few takes and with little of that “finding the film in the editing room” crap. Asked about directors who shoot more, he said a line I quote often: “That’s not directing. That’s guessing.”
Sure, and his pictures are always at least a half-hour too long. Maybe “finding the film in the editing room” is something Clint should consider.