Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.
JOHN WAYNEAll battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else.
More John Wayne Quotes
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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 believe humor nullifies violence.
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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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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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You don’t have to fight to be brave. Millions of good, fine, decent folks show more bravery than heavyweight champs just by getting out of bed every morning, going out to do a good day’s work and living the best life they know how against the law of odds.
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True Grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done.
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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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Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.
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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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A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.
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A man ought to do what he thinks is right
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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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We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.
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America is the land of freedom and that’s the way I enjoy living.
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Nobody ever saw a cowboy on the psychiatrist’s couch.
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