Clint Eastwood Quotes

I don’t think there's ever been a point in my career where I've said, 'I've made it.' What does that mean, 'I've made it?' Made it to what? If you say, 'I've made it.' then are you finished? I don't want to be finished. I don't want to quit.

In my career the push has always been to take another step, to try something new.

I know that I'm in the minority to be able to keep working all these years. But I want more!

No matter how successful you become... there's always that sense that you could be better.

I started just naturally turning into a nicer person, and it actually helped broaden and lengthen my career.

My motivation is that I try to get myself to a certain point, and I want to win as much as I can in my career.

Every day, you try to get better, and I don't think I'll ever be complacent and happy with where I am, no matter what.

You've got to do what's best for you and what you want to accomplish in your career.

I'm not someone to sit on her laurels.

Every time I go out there, I have something to prove. Something more, something different.

I always wanted to prove myself. I think I naturally can't help but want to do something and push the boundaries.

Your technique, your drive - that's what you should carry with you.

I want to keep working hard and looking to progress.

You never really get a chance to sit back and look at where you are or what you've done. If you stop working, you're gonna get overtaken quickly. You can't really take your foot off the gas - until you decide to pack it in.

I think it's the way I'm wired, the way I'm built. I want to improve. If you're not improving, someone's passing.

I'm not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.

Constantly be aware and observing. Always seek to improve yourself and the team.

The difference between great and average is, mostly, having the imagination and zeal to re-create yourself daily.

I hope that having my life and having an education will lengthen my career.

I've been doing stand-up 29 years; there is no other career when you're finding your stride 30 years into it.

Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied.

Part of what's exciting to me about my career is the constant looking forward. Whenever I finish one project, I am looking to what's next.

My mother never stagnated in a place where she said, I have it all.

My advice for achieving success is to make a career choice that reflects your passion. Then work your craft a little bit each day - even if someone's not paying you to do it. Try to balance your social life with your educational (or professional) life, and have patience.

You need to reinvent yourself every day when you are doing creative work. I always say that the moment I feel I'm at the top of the mountain and I cannot do more, I would be finished. So that's why I always feel the earth quake beneath my feet. I always feel myself on the fire. Because I think this is something that gives you the right adrenaline to work and go forward in your professional life. I have reinvented myself, believe me, many times in my life!