As the conversation drew to a close, Mr. Eastwood, who has not slowed his four-decade-long pace of making about one film per year, touched on the subject of retirement.

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And I'm reminded of a conversation I had with a close friend in Tehran.

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At meals, our conversation would inevitably turn to dating and relationships, and we became close with her in a way that our male coworkers never did.

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This time I was close enough to overhear their conversation, so I knew that one man was in sales and the other was a potential client.

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