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.
JOHN WAYNEI 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.
More John Wayne Quotes
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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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One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else.
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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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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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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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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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Well, there are some things a man just can’t run away from.
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Republic. I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose. Some words give you a feeling.
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Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
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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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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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Life is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
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Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
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