The Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood, 94, is the proud father of eight kids. His daughter Francesca Eastwood, who he shares with the Titanic actress Frances Fisher, is now opening up about what growing up with Clint as a dad was really like.

‘My Dad Was Very Strict’

Francesca, 31, is an actress herself who shares a 5 year-old son Titan with her boyfriend Alexander Wraith. She told Fox News that Clint is an “amazing” grandfather.

“I mean, just the sweetest,” she gushed. “You know, my dad was very strict and my mom — both my parents were very strict with me when I was a kid. And it’s so lovely and sometimes bittersweet to just see how just doting and just classic grandpa and grandma to their grandson who can do no wrong.”

“But it’s lovely,” she continued. “And they have their own relationship that I’m obviously involved in. They’re fantastic, and they’re so present. It’s a connection unlike anything else. And it’s definitely like the most important part of my life right now is nurturing those relationships.” 

So Clint was a strict dad. Could you imagine getting that Dirty Harry glare when you’re in trouble? Terrifying!

Francesca Grew Up On Film Sets

Francesca is the only child that Clint shares with Frances, who he dated from 1989 until they split in 1995. Her earliest memories are of visiting her parents on their film sets. She considers this to be a “huge blessing.”

“At the time, I don’t know if I appreciated it that much, but looking back — they kind of dragged me around with them, and they really included me and had me visit,” Francesca recalled.

When bringing Francesca to set, Clint and Frances would each mentor her. That would come in handy for her own acting career.

“That was always of the only things that they always spoke to me like an adult about,” she reflected. “Anything filmmaking, anything acting, whether it was watching movies or sitting behind the camera, watching them direct, sitting in hair and makeup, all this stuff.”

“I have such a respect and an appreciation for all that goes into making a film,” she added. “It really is somewhere that I feel — I feel like it’s a home away from home, being on set no matter what, no matter what the set is. Some are better than others but I feel like it was a huge blessing in that it opened my world to something that I really love to do, and I appreciate them for kind of treating me like an adult in that way. At a very young age.”

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Francesca Gets Acting Advice From Her Parents

Francesca is currently starring in the new movie Running On Empty. She explained that before taking this role, she sought acting advice from both her parents.

“My dad’s best advice is to keep going, keep churning them out no matter what,” she said.

“Every project I always ask [him], I’m like, ‘All right, I’m going off,'” she added. “And he always just says, ‘Just do a good job. Just focus on your part and do a good job. And you know, it’s the director’s movie and all you can do is do your best and just keep your head down. Do a good job.’ Which is great life advice, too.”

As for Frances, her acting approach is more traditional.

“My mom is very heavy on the old-school acting advice,” Francesca stated. “So, she’s kind of opened my world to the more — I don’t want to say method — but the more studious and based on the quality plays.”

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‘I Want My Parents To Be Proud Of Me…’

Growing up with parents in Hollywood isn’t always as easy as it may seem, however.

“I feel pressure to do a good job because I want my parents to be proud of me,” Francesca confessed. “So, it’s more of an intimate pressure than I think other people think.”

“It’s definitely more of a like, ‘OK, Mom’s going to see this, Dad’s going to see this. What are they going to think’ type of feeling,” she continued.

In the end, however, Francesca is grateful to have the parents that she has.

“And I’m so proud of them. I’m so proud to be their daughter,” she concluded. “They are both extremely talented and amazing. And there is pressure and that, you know, I want them to like or give critical feedback or whatever it is, whatever I do.”

We’re sure that Clint and Frances are just as proud of Francesca as she is of them!

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