<P> Before Malpaso Productions co-founder Irving Leonard died, he and Eastwood discussed a final film, one giving Eastwood the artistic control he desired by making his directorial debut . The film was Play Misty for Me . Eastwood reflected on his new role: </P> <Dl> <Dd> "After seventeen years of bouncing my head against the wall, hanging around sets, maybe influencing certain camera set - ups with my own opinions, watching actors go through all kinds of hell without any help, and working with both good directors and bad ones, I'm at the point where I'm ready to make my own pictures . I stored away all the mistakes I made and saved up all the good things I learned, and now I know enough to control my own projects and get what I want out of actors ." </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> "After seventeen years of bouncing my head against the wall, hanging around sets, maybe influencing certain camera set - ups with my own opinions, watching actors go through all kinds of hell without any help, and working with both good directors and bad ones, I'm at the point where I'm ready to make my own pictures . I stored away all the mistakes I made and saved up all the good things I learned, and now I know enough to control my own projects and get what I want out of actors ." </Dd> <P> The script was originally conceived by Jo Heims, a former model and dancer turned secretary, and was polished by Dean Riesner . The idea of another love interest, with a level - headed girlfriend Tobie added to the plot, was a suggestion by Sonia Chernus, an editor who had been with Eastwood when he was initially spotted for Rawhide . The film was also notable in that Eastwood's character was in heavy contrast to the traditional "action man" roles in Westerns and war films for which he was known until that point; in later interviews, he stated that the film was a deliberate attempt to get away from typecasting . </P>

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