In my acting, I have to identify with something in the character. The big tough boy on the side of right – that’s me. Simple themes. Same me from the nuances. All I do is sell sincerity and I’ve been selling the hell out of that ever since I started.
JOHN WAYNEWhen you stop fighting, that’s death.
More John Wayne Quotes
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All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else.
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A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.
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The reason there are so many stupid people is because it’s illegal to kill them.
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Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
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Communism is quite obviously still a threat. Yes, they are human beings, with a right to their point of view . . .
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courage is being scared to death – and saddling up anyway” “A goal, A love and A dream give you total control over your body and your life
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You don’t have to fight to be brave. Millions of good, fine, decent folks show more bravery than heavyweight champs just by getting out of bed every morning, going out to do a good day’s work and living the best life they know how against the law of odds.
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Courage is being afraid and going on the journey anyhow.
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I stick to simple themes. Love. Hate. No nuances. I stay away from psychoanalyst’s couch scenes. Couches are good for one thing.
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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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When you come to see a picture of mine, I want you to know that I’m not going to do anything that will make you uncomfortable. I want you to know that you won’t be disappointed in me.
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Let’s say I hope that I appeal to the more carefree times in a person’s life rather than to his reasoning adulthood. I’d just like to be an image that reminds someone of joy rather than of the problems of the world.
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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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