Scott Eastwood Shares the Acting Advice His Dad Clint Eastwood Instilled in Him (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Scott Eastwood (left) and Clint Eastwood (right).Photo:Gary Miller/Getty, Steve Granitz/WireImage

Gary Miller/Getty, Steve Granitz/WireImage

Scott Eastwoodis sharing the advice his dadClint Eastwoodgave him before he joined the film industry.

Speaking with PEOPLE at the premiere of his new film1992at Regal Theater DTLA in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug. 27, Scott shared that his famous dad Clint, 94, had a meaningful piece of advice for him when he decided to get into acting.

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Clint Eastwood with son Scott and daughter Francesca.Emma McIntyre/Getty

Scott is the son of Clint and Jacelyn Reeves.

In February 2022, Scottshared some more insights his father had given himin an interview withInsider, claiming that his dad told him not to do aSuicide Squadsequel after Scott shared that he felt he was getting paid enough.

According to the actor, Warner Bros. offered him a three-movie deal, includingThe Suicide Squad, but he turned it down at least in part because “they didn’t want to pay me any money for those next movies,” he said at the time.

Additionally, “They didn’t have another script for the other movie, so I didn’t know what I was going to be signing myself up for,” he claimed. (Reps for Warner Bros. and DC did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment at the time.)

Scott Eastwood.Stewart Cook/Variety/Penske Media via Getty

Stewart Cook/Variety/Penske Media via Getty

Scott said he told Clint, " ‘They don’t want to pay me,’ " to which the four-timeAcademy Awardwinner replied, " ‘If it feels like they really need you and if it’s a good part, then do it. If not, then don’t.'"

“I didn’t have the answer to those questions at that time,” Scott toldInsider. “I wasn’t going to have the answers, and they were pressuring me. So ultimately it didn’t happen.”

Back in 2016, Scott shared that he’d learned a lot growing up under Clint, tellingEsquire, “My father’s definitely old-school. And he raised me with integrity — to be places on time, show up and work hard.”

He also revealed he mightcontinue to follow in Clint’s footstepsand move behind the camera one day.

“Like he says, it’s feast or famine for an actor,” Scott said. “If you’re not creating your own material, then you’re just fighting for whatever’s out there. I definitely have the desire to go to the other side.”

source: people.com