“At that time I needed a mask rather than an actor, and Eastwood had only two facial expressions: one with the hat and one without it.”

—  Clint Eastwood

Sergio Leone
Source: Mininni, Francesco (1988), Intervista: Sergio Leone http://www.cinemadelsilenzio.it/index.php?mod=interview&id=17, Cinema del Silenzo (see also, The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/jun/06/1)

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