I would like to be remembered, well… the Mexicans have a phrase, ‘Feo fuerte y formal’. Which means; he was ugly, strong and had dignity.
JOHN WAYNEIn 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.
More John Wayne Quotes
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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 never trust a man that doesn’t drink.
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Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.
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One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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Courage is being afraid and going on the journey anyhow.
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Life is tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.
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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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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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Well, there are some things a man just can’t run away from.
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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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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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Nobody ever saw a cowboy on the psychiatrist’s couch.
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Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
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You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.
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