Unforgiven Quotes

I`ve done a lot of violent movies, especially in the early days. My recent efforts, like The Bridges of Madison County (1995), weren`t too violent. In recent years I`ve done less, and, yes, I am concerned about violence in film. In `92, when I did Unforgiven (1992), which is a film that had a very anti- violence and anti-gun play - anti-romanticizing of gun play theme, I remember that Gene Hackman was concerned about it, and we both discussed the issue of too much violence in films. It`s escalated ninety times since Dirty Harry (1971) and those films were made.

I also wonder how I got this far in life. Growing up, I never knew what I wanted to do. I was not a terribly good student or a very vivacious, outgoing person. I was just kind of a backward kid. I grew up in various little towns and ended up in Oakland, California, going to a trade school. I didn`t want to be an actor, because I thought an actor had to be an extrovert - somebody who loved to tell jokes and talk and be a raconteur. And I was something of an introvert. My mother used to say: "You have a little angel on your shoulder." I guess she was surprised I grew up at all, never mind that I got to where I am. The best I can do is quote a line from Unforgiven (1992): "Deserve`s got nothing to do with it."

I was in Africa when I got the call for Unforgiven (1992). Clint called my agency and made an offer for a western. I was like, `He called for me?` It was jaw-dropping.

What you hope for, like Unforgiven did a lot to give you a chance to do it again sometime.

Depression is nourished by a lifetime of ungrieved and unforgiven hurts