“Don't just do something, stand there.' Gary Cooper wasn't afraid to do nothing.”

In the first part, Eastwood was reportedly quoting a favored instruction from acting coach Jack Kosslyn.
p. 112.
Clint: The Life and Legend (1999)

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Source: Clint: The Life and Legend (1999), p. 112.

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