Clint Eastwood denied making comments to an Austrian newspaper that quoted him as criticizing filmmakers for their lack of originality, saying the entire interview was "phony."

The German-language Austrian newspaper Kurier published the question-and-answer interview purportedly with the legendary filmmaker on Friday.

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The article quotes Eastwood responding to a question about the current state of the filmmaking industry.

"I long for the good old days when screenwriters wrote movies like 'Casablanca' in small bungalows on the studio lot," the 95-year-old actor and director is quoted as saying.

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