- Bob Hope: [about Clint Eastwood] I won't say he's a tough mayor, but he's got a SWAT team to deal with overtime parking. His motto is 'Walk softly and carry a big percent of the gross.' Now that he's mayor they give the death penalty for jay-walking in Carmel.
- James Stewart: [to Clint Eastwood] He is an actor who took the art of acting back to basics. He is the common denominator of the common man. You portray a man of the world... you stick up for yourself and all the rest of us.