Clint, 88, ‘will work till he drops’
MOVIE legend Clint Eastwood’s actress daughter has revealed she hopes he never stops working – because he would “probably drop dead” if he did.
Alison Eastwood, 46, appears alongside her 88-year-old father in upcoming film The Mule, in which he stars as an elderly drugs courier for a Mexican cartel.
Clint, who also directed and produced, has been praised not only for his performance but stamina and work ethic.
And Alison, who plays his resentful on-screen daughter, said continuing to work was keeping him “lively and young”.
Speaking at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles, she said: “I’m glad he keeps learning and expanding and keeps wanting to tell stories.
“I think if he retired he would probably drop dead. It’s just so much ingrained in him and he’s so passionate about it that I want him to work forever.” The Mule is based on the true story of Leo Sharp, a Second World War veteran who became a courier for the notorious Sinaloa drugs cartel in his 80s.
Alison, Clint’s daughter with actress Maggie Johnson, added: “It was challenging because I play a daughter who really dislikes her father and holds a big grudge.
“But at the end of the day we could go have a beer and have a good laugh.”
The film, Clint’s first acting project since 2012 baseball film Trouble With The Curve, also stars Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne and Andy Garcia, who said: “His stamina was incredible, he just coasted through it.”