True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
JOHN WAYNEAhh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
More John Wayne Quotes
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Courage is being afraid and going on the journey anyhow.
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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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Sometimes I wonder whose side God’s on.
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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.
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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.
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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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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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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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All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else.
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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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I believe humor nullifies violence.
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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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Contrary to what people think, I’m no politician, and when I have something to say I say it through my movies.
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If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
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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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