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 WAYNEA friend of mine told me to shoot first and ask questions later. I was going to ask him why, but I had to shoot him.
More John Wayne Quotes
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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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When you stop fighting, that’s death.
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My hope and prayer is that everyone know and love our country for what she really is and what she stands for.
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Screw ambiguity. Perversion and corruption masquerade as ambiguity. I don`t trust ambiguity. John Wayne
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When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it.
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I never trust a man that doesn’t drink.
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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.
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Of course I know who you are. You’re my girl. I love you.
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I never shot nobody I didnt have to.
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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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I’ve made over 250 pictures and have never shot a guy in the back. Change it.
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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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Republic. I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose. Some words give you a feeling.
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Very few of the so-called liberals are open-minded…. They shout you down and won’t let you speak if you disagree with them.
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