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EXCLUSIVE: Clint Eastwood’s son Scott thanks his dad for REFUSING to help him become an actor

Clint Eastwood’s son says the best thing his dad did for him was NOT to help him into acting.
Scott Eastwood, 31, says Clint , 86, made him pay his way through college and audition for minor roles in his films.
Until five years ago, Scott was juggling work as a bartender in San Diego with rushing to acting try-outs in Los Angeles.
“It was probably the best thing dad could have done for me,” he told the Sunday People .
“He could have made it easy but I wouldn’t have learnt anything from that.”
The drive Clint instilled in Scott has paid off, with young Eastwood starring in this month’s Fast & Furious 8 after parts in last year’s Suicide Squad, Snowden and Live by Night.

Fast & Furious is returning for its eighth instalment ( Image: © Universal Pictures)
Scott, father-of-seven Clint’s son from a relationship with flight attendant Jacelyn Reeves, still lives in San Diego and recalls of his bartending days: “I would work all night, study my lines until three or four in the morning, fall asleep, then get up at 7am and drive to LA.
“I would audition for parts and then drive back down to San Diego to work that night.”
But he didn’t curse his dad for making him struggle. “He grew up during the Depression and he had to work hard for everything, including his early years as an actor,” says Scott.
“He believes you have to earn your way in life and I agree, although there were a lot of times when I would be angry with him because I knew he could have helped me out with money.
Scott EastwoodScott in The Longest Ride ( Image: Capital Pictures)
“He made me pay my way through college. That was hard. But he knew the best lesson in life that he could teach me was that I had to learn to take care of myself and not expect any favours.”
Scott spent his early days in Hawaii with younger sister Kathryn and their mum Jacelyn, who had them while Clint was living with Sondra Locke, his co-star in The Outlaw Josey Wales.
Scott and Kathryn’s birth certificates read: “Father declined”.
But by 14, Scott had moved to twice-married Clint’s ranch in Northern California, where he threw himself into the outdoor life loved by his father.
“I started riding horses and grew up feeling I was a bit of a cowboy,” laughs Scott, who has been linked to model Adriana Lima and Vampire Diaries film star Nina Dobrev.
“I don’t think I could ever have worked in an office, even if acting hadn’t worked out for me
Scott EastwoodScott spent his early years in Hawaii before going to live on his dad’s ranch in California ( Image: Splash)
“Dad has also ­always stayed very fit and encouraged me to take up running, go to the gym and do weights.
“I do Muay Thai and Jiu-Jitsu. Dad’s philosophy is ‘healthy body, healthy mind’ and it’s important to stay active physically. I believe in that.”
As well as having dad to thank for his physique, Scott also learned to admire an old school way of life from Clint, plus a love of country and blues music.
“I feel as if I absorbed from my father a love for ­traditional values,” he says. “I like being old school. I hate it when people stare at their phones during dinner and I will ­always call people rather than send text messages.
“And Mom taught me to be a gentleman. She showed how it was important to respect women and not be afraid to show your sensitive side.”
Scott says he now has a ­fantastic relationship with Dirty Harry star Clint, who won Oscars for Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby.
He says his dad didn’t care what career he chose, merely wanting him to lead a ­“responsible life”.
But Clint is now hugely proud of Scott.
“I’m proud Dad has finally got to see me make some good films,” says Scott. “I’m even prouder we’ve been able to become friends and enjoy each other’s company.”
Fast & Furious 8 comes three-and-a-half years after one of the film ­franchise’s stars, Paul Walker, ԁıеԁ aged 40 in a car crash.
World Premiere Of Fast & Furious 6Paul Walker was like a big brother to Scott ( Image: getty images)
Details have been kept secret of Scott’s character in the new movie, which is out next week and titled The Fate of the Furious. But he is rumoured to play Paul’s younger brother. The role would be fitting because the pair were pals.
Paul even acted as a mentor to Scott in the way an older sibling would.
“Paul was a close friend of mine,” says Scott. “We surfed together, travelled together and he was a massive role model and influencing figure in my life when I was younger.
“He was an older brother to me and for me to be able to add to the Fast and Furious story, Paul’s story, and join the Fast family is like a dream come true.”

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Chris Messina Explains What It’s Really Like to Work With 93-Year-Old Clint Eastwood on Set

Clint Eastwood has been a respected figure in filmmaking for over half a century. While Eastwood rose to prominence as an actor, he branched into directing in the 1970s and has helmed dozens of movies in the decades since then.
The Mindy Project actor Chris Messina appears in the new Eastwood-directed thriller Juror No. 2. Getting to work under the guidance of a Hollywood veteran like Eastwood was a dream come true for him. He got to see just how Eastwood runs his sets for himself. It was also a surprising experience, as he expected Eastwood to be very different from how he was in person.
“You think you’re going to get some tough guy and he is completely gentle and calm and fun and cracking jokes,” he told People magazine of filming the movie. “A lot of the crew members—[for example], the craft services woman—has been with him for 22 years.”
“He was awesome. I really loved him,” he added. “Ninety-three years old and completely with it, great notes, up on his feet behind the camera—just a badass.” Messina admitted that seeing Eastwood so active on set and not slowing down in his old age was “super inspiring” to him.
Messina appears with stars like Toni Collette and Nicholas Hoult in Juror No. 2. He recently starred alongside industry-heavy hitters like Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, and Marlon Wayans in the Ben Affleck-directed movie Air. 
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Film Trailer for Ennio Morricone Documentary Features Interviews with Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino, & Bruce Springsteen

The trailer for Giuseppe Tornatore’s documentary on the famed Italian film composer Ennio Morricone has been released ahead of its opening in select US theaters on February 9th, 2024. Watch it below.
Titled Ennio, the film traces Morricone’s career from his early work with Sergio Leone to his first Academy Award for Quentin Tarantino’s 2016 movie The Hateful Eight, including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; Once Upon a Time in America; Days of Heaven; The Mission; and The Untouchables. It also offered the late composer, who died in 2020, an opportunity to tell his own story and break down his artistic process.
Adding to the portrait of Morricone are interviews with several of his collaborators and contemporaries, including Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino, and Bruce Springsteen. Ennio also features appearances from Oliver Stone, Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Bernardo Bertolucci, Marco Bellocchio, Giuliano Montaldo, Dario Argento, Joan Baez, and more.
Morricone and Tornatore shared a long collaborative history, beginning with 1988’s Cinema Paradiso. From there, Morricone went on to write the music for all of Tornatore’s subsequent films, including his Golden Globe-winning score for 1998’s Legend of 1900.
Ennio premiered at the Venice Film Festival in July 2021 before Music Box Films acquired the US distribution rights in November of this year.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5WBbULw_0U

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Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino and Bruce Springsteen appear in new Ennio Morricone documentary trailer

Titled Ennio, the movie explores Morricone’s illustrious career, from his early collaborations with Sergio Leone to his Academy Award-winning score for Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight in 2016.
The documentary delves into some of Morricone’s most iconic compositions, including those for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Once Upon a Time in America, Days of Heaven, The Mission, and The Untouchables.
Released posthumously, the movie allows Morricone, who passed away in 2020 at 91, to finally reveal his own life story and expose the nuances of his artistic process.
In addition to Morricone’s personal insights, Ennio features interviews with famous collaborators, including Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino, and Bruce Springsteen.
The documentary weaves a comprehensive tapestry of Morricone’s singular impact on the world of film scoring, with further contributions from the likes of Oliver Stone, Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Bernardo Bertolucci, Marco Bellocchio, Dario Argento, Joan Baez, and more.
Tornatore, famed for titles such as Malèna and Ennio, has a history with Morricone stretching back to 1988, when they collaborated on the former’s hit movie Cinema Paradiso. Morricone went on to write music for each of Tornatore’s subsequent movies, including his Golden Globe-winning score for Legend of 1900 in 1998.
Watch the trailer for Ennio below. See Far Out‘s recent review of the movie here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5WBbULw_0U

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