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.
JOHN WAYNEYou have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.
More John Wayne Quotes
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The reason there are so many stupid people is because it’s illegal to kill them.
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Courage is being afraid and going on the journey anyhow.
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I never shot nobody I didnt have to.
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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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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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General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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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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Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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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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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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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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Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else.
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Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.
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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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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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We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.
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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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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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Government has no wealth, and when a politician promises to give you something for nothing, he must first confiscate that wealth from you — either by direct taxes, or by the cruelly indirect tax of inflation.
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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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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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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I’ve always followed my father’s advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble.
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If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
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