Eastwood leans libertarian, DiCaprio kind of liberal

To promote their new movie "J. Edgar" (due in theaters November), director Clint Eastwood and actor Leonardo Dicaprio sat down for an interview with "GQ" magazine. Once a Republican, Eastwood said the GOP is too distracted with the gay marriage issue. He's more in sync with libertarians nowadays, he said. As for Dicaprio, he's a bit more concerned with global warming and "big business."

From the interview:

GQ: [To Eastwood] You've described yourself as a social libertarian. What does that mean to you?

Clint Eastwood: I was an Eisenhower Republican when I started out at 21, because he promised to get us out of the Korean War. And over the years, I realized there was a Republican philosophy that I liked. And then they lost it. And libertarians had more of it. Because what I really believe is, let's spend a little more time leaving everybody alone. These people who are making a big deal out of gay marriage? I don't give a fuck about who wants to get married to anybody else! Why not?! We're making a big deal out of things we shouldn't be making a deal out of.

Leonardo Dicaprio: That's the most infuriating thing—watching people focus on these things. Meanwhile, there's the onset of global warming and—

Clint Eastwood: Exactly!Leonardo Dicaprio: —and these incredibly scary and menacing things with the future of our economy. Our relationship to the rest of the world. And here we are focusing on this?

Clint Eastwood: They go on and on with all this bullshit about "sanctity"—don't give me that sanctity crap! Just give everybody the chance to have the life they want.Leonardo Dicaprio: It's the great diversion. Politicians are masters at getting you to be on their side so that you don't look at how big business—

Clint Eastwood: I love big business! [They both laugh.]Clint Eastwood: I love big business if it hires everybody and does all the right things, and if they get off track then they'll have to deal with whatever—Leonardo Dicaprio: But they often do get off track, unfortunately. See, now you've got us in a political debate!

h/t Politico