Clint Eastwood looks back on his career and admits to many mistakes: "Why the hell did I do that?"

The legendary actor and director Clint Eastwood, who turned 94 last May, remains a stalwart of cinema following the release of his latest film, and perhaps his last, 'Juror No. 2', his 40th film, which hit theaters on October 31.

In his latest interview with Nick Pinkerton, editor-in-chief of The Metrograph, published by IndieWire, he reviewed his career: "Sometimes you like a script and you want to do it as an actor; sometimes you like a script because you think you'd also like to direct it. You have a feeling about certain projects and you want to make sure you put your stamp on them, because if you hand them over to someone else, they may start to see things differently," he said.

"If you're with a director like Sergio or Don, that makes it fun. It makes it come out the way you hoped it would. If you do it yourself and it's bad, you take the beating; if it's good, you get the glory," he explained.

Clint Eastwood is still making movies for his fans

He assures that he is still in the industry because of his fans, but true to his principles: "It gets to you. You have a story, you make a movie about it. You have to go for it. If you think too much about how it happened, you can ruin it."

However, he also points out that he made some mistakes: "I go back and look at the movies I've made, and I could easily ask myself, 'Why the hell did I do this?' I don't remember! It may have been a long time ago...."

However, he does not stop to look at the reception of his films: "If I'm happy with it, that's all. As to whether anyone else feels differently about it, well, that's up to them. I'm sure I've had disappointments. If I did, I wouldn't dwell on them."

Unveiling what 'The Mule' was going to be like at first: "I liked the script, but I had no idea to star in it. I thought: 'It's something I'll just direct'. My girl in the office told me: 'You have to play it'. Sometimes you have to listen to what's going on around you. Good idea. Why not?" he said.