Clint Eastwood explains why he has not finished directing movies at 95

Clint Eastwood Could it be 95, but retirement? It is not in the script.

After the release of Juror n. 2 In 2024, many assumed that the legal thriller would mark the last span of Eastwood as a director. The film behaved well both with the public and with the critics and whispers turned to be his swan song.

But Eastwood recently put these voices in place in an interview with the Austrian newspaper Kurier (via Reuters), sharing the reason why he intends to continue calling the blows behind the camera.

“There is no reason why a man cannot improve with age. And today I have much more experience. Of course, there are directors who lose contact at a certain age, but they are not one of them.”

From the 1950s, when he appeared for the first time on the small screen RawhideEastwood has never stopped evolving, first as a western icon, a great actor, therefore as a bold and thoughtful director. His debut for the direction Play Misty for me In 1971 he kicked off a career full of dramas led by the character, moral complexity and refusal to play us safely.

From Set TO Mystic River TO American sniperEastwood has shown that she loves being a director and telling stories.

Even now, Eastwood’s approach has not changed. When asked about the current wave of tiredness and restart in franchising, he replied:

“We live in an era of remake and franchising. I have shot sequel three times, but I haven’t been interested in a long time. My philosophy is: doing something new or staying at home.”

In the meantime, Eastwood remains focused on telling new stories with something to say. His most recent effort, Juror n. 2It is another reminder that is still chasing creative challenges rather than the cost of past glories.

What’s the next? According to Kurier, Eastwood is in solid physical health and already in pre-production in his next project. Man simply does not slow down. And, and I imagine, why should it?

If anything, Eastwood is showing us how a life of experience in narration appears and refuses to stop and I love him for him. He is not only challenging the expectations on age, but most people are working half of his age.