Clint Eastwood awarded one of France's top honours
Hollywood director Clint Eastwood has been awarded one of France's top honours.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy not only welcomed the Oscar-winner into the French Legion of Honour but elevated him to a ranking normally out of bounds for foreigners - commander.
The honour is one of the nation's highest and is reserved for those who have made great cultural contributions to the country.
Eastwood happily welcomed the honour as he referred to France as his 'second home' before jokingly calling Sarkozy, 'my President'.
The actor and director added: "This is a wonderful honour.
"It is just a great pleasure for me. I really love France. I love movies, and I love the appreciation that the French people have for movies."
The 79-year-old doesn't plan on wasting any time in using the respect his hard-earned award will give him.
He joked: "As a commander of the arts and letters, I think I will go out on the streets of France today and throw my weight around!"
