A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.
JOHN WAYNEI play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I’ve been doing okay, haven’t I?
More John Wayne Quotes
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A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.
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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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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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Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.
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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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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 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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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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Men forget everything; women remember everything.
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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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Life is tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.
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General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
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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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Paul Newman would have been a much more important star if he hadn’t always tried to be an anti-hero, to show the human feet of clay.
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If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
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