Clint Eastwood – Go Ahead. Make My Day.
“Go ahead. Make my day,” or “ We’re not just going to let you walk out of here,” are two of the many memorable phrases spoken by the immortal Clint Eastwood. Born on May 31, 1930, in San Francisco, making him 92 years young, Clint has been persistently creating for all of us for a very long time.
“Go ahead Punk,” the lines are everywhere! DIT Web Solutions hereby acknowledges Clint Eastwood as the icon that he is.
I watched “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” many times. The line from the theme song that sounds like, “Wow, Wow, Wow,” would be stuck in my head for weeks! There are over 7 decades on which I could write about, where the name Clint Eastwood is mentioned. How about I put it out on the floor, and ask you to email back which is your favourite Clint Eastwood movie or TV series?
Here some title options, if you need your memory jogged:
- Western TV series, “Rawhide”
- “Dirty Harry” films
- “Unforgiven”
- “Million Dollar Baby”
- “Pale Rider”
- “Escape from Alcatraz”
- “In the Line of Fire”
- “Gran Torino”
- “Mystic River”
- “American Sniper”
- “Sudden Impact”
- “Tightrope”
- “Space Cowboys”
Email us your favourite.
Did you know that when Sean Connery called it quits as James Bond, Clint Eastwood was asked to take over the role? He declined, stating that he felt it should be someone from Britain.
Additionally, Clint Eastwood has had great success as a director. Here are a few of the movies he directed:
- “Unforgiven”
- “American Sniper”
- “Million Dollar Baby”
- “Mystic River”
- “Gran Torino”
- “High Plains Drifter”
- “Pale Rider”
- “A Perfect World”
- “Richard Jewell”
- “Sully”
- “White Hunter, Black Heart”
- “Play Misty for Me”
What are some lesser-known facts about Clint Eastwood?
- He was offered the roles of James Bond and Superman and declined them both.
- In 1951, during the Korean War, Eastwood was drafted into the US Army, serving as a lifeguard and swimming instructor. Coincidentally, while a passenger in a Douglas AD Bomber, the plane ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean near Point Reyes, California. Eastwood and the pilot managed to escape the sinking aircraft and then swam an astonishing 3 miles to safety.
- He ran for mayor of Carmel, California, won, and overturned a ban on ice cream parlours.
- He has 7 children.
- He composes film scores, plays piano, and sings!
Keep it going, Clint! We love you!
Our takeaways:
- Persist! I consistently tell people the importance of persisting on the internet. This includes building numerous phrases on page 1 of Google, getting on all the maps, and most of all, Google My Business weekly. Clint persisted and look at what he has accomplished! It’s the same with your business:
YOU NEED TO PERSIST!
- Be in the public eye. You can do this with SEO, Social Media, Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Instagram, and more.
- Clint has built a lot of content on himself, his movies, and his successes. We can do that for you by building a content-rich strategy for your business.
Louie Pateropoulos.