Clint Eastwood once had a special security system installed in his Jeep. The alarm issued a warning to would be intruders: "Go ahead," it said. "Make my day."

[In 1985, Eastwood was asked by Rolling Stone magazine whether he had ever thought of running for office. "That's something nobody has to worry about," he replied. Six months later, in January 1986, Eastwood spent a record $25,000 on a mayoral campaign in Carmel, California. The previous record? $750. He won.]