I don’t want ever to appear in a film that would embarrass a viewer. A man can take his wife, mother, and his daughter to one of my movies and never be ashamed or embarrassed for going.
JOHN WAYNEI’ve had three wives, six children and six grandchildren and I still don’t understand women
More John Wayne Quotes
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Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.
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Well, there are some things a man just can’t run away from.
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I never shot nobody I didnt have to.
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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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One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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Of course I know who you are. You’re my girl. I love you.
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The reason there are so many stupid people is because it’s illegal to kill them.
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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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Most men hate to shop. That’s why the men’s department is usually on the first floor of a department store, two inches from the door.
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Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.
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I don’t have to assert my virility. I think my career has shown that I’m not exactly a pantywaist. But I do take pride in my work, even to the point of being the first one on the set in the morning. I’m a professional.
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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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I want to play a real man in all my films, and I define manhood simply: men should be tough, fair, and courageous, never petty, never looking for a fight, but never backing down from one either.
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Healthy, lusty sex is wonderful.
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A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.
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