“There's a rebel lying deep in my soul. Anytime anybody tells me the trend is such and such, I go the opposite direction. I hate the idea of trends. I hate imitation; I have a reverence for individuality.”

— Clint Eastwood

Source: Wild Open Spaces: Why We Love Westerns

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actor and director from the United States 1930

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