Entertainment | 11/25/2008 11:25 am
Clint Eastwood's 10 Most Memorable Movies Amid Retirement Announcement (Images)
It’s a sad day for movie-goers.
Legend Clint Eastwood announced that he’s retiring from acting. Eastwood, whose career spans five decades, said he’s hanging up his acting hat after the release of his new movie. The 78-year-old, who is perhaps most recognized for his cowboy roles in Western genres, told Britain’s Sunday Express that “Gran Torino” will be the last you will see of him on the big screen. Save the date: December 17. That’s when the movie, which is about a racist Korean War vet, is scheduled to debut.
“That will probably do it for me as far as acting is concerned,” said Eastwood, who won an Academy Award for directing the boxing hit “Million Dollar Baby.” “You always want to quit when you’re ahead. You don’t want to be like a fighter who stays too long in the ring until you’re not performing at your best.”
Eastwood will still be working on movie sets though — but as a producer and director.
“I’ve got no plans to stop making films.”
In honor of Eastwood’s retirement from acting, here are wOw’s ten favorite Clint Eastwood movies.
Tell us: What’s your favorite Clint Eastwood film?
Legend Clint Eastwood announced that he’s retiring from acting. Eastwood, whose career spans five decades, said he’s hanging up his acting hat after the release of his new movie. The 78-year-old, who is perhaps most recognized for his cowboy roles in Western genres, told Britain’s Sunday Express that “Gran Torino” will be the last you will see of him on the big screen. Save the date: December 17. That’s when the movie, which is about a racist Korean War vet, is scheduled to debut.
“That will probably do it for me as far as acting is concerned,” said Eastwood, who won an Academy Award for directing the boxing hit “Million Dollar Baby.” “You always want to quit when you’re ahead. You don’t want to be like a fighter who stays too long in the ring until you’re not performing at your best.”
Eastwood will still be working on movie sets though — but as a producer and director.
“I’ve got no plans to stop making films.”
In honor of Eastwood’s retirement from acting, here are wOw’s ten favorite Clint Eastwood movies.
Tell us: What’s your favorite Clint Eastwood film?
























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