I’m an American actor. I work with my clothes on. I have to. Riding a horse can be pretty tough on your legs and elsewheres.
JOHN WAYNEI 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.
More John Wayne Quotes
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I play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I’ve been doing okay, haven’t I?
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Screw ambiguity. Perversion and corruption masquerade as ambiguity. I don`t trust ambiguity. John Wayne
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I figured I needed a gimmick, so I dreamed up this drawl, the squint and a way of moving meant to suggest that I wasn’t looking for trouble but would just as soon throw a bottle at your head as not. I practiced in front of a mirror.
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America is the land of freedom and that’s the way I enjoy living.
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You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.
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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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Life is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
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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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Life is tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.
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But don’t get me wrong. As far as a man and a woman is concerned, I’m awfully happy there’s a thing called sex. It’s an extra something God gave us. I see no reason why it shouldn’t be in pictures. Healthy, lusty sex is wonderful.
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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
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I never shot nobody I didnt have to.
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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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A man ought to do what he thinks is right
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