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.
JOHN WAYNEI never shot nobody I didnt have to.
More John Wayne Quotes
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Courage is being afraid and going on the journey anyhow.
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A friend of mine told me to shoot first and ask questions later. I was going to ask him why, but I had to shoot him.
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Nobody ever saw a cowboy on the psychiatrist’s couch.
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I play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I’ve been doing okay, haven’t I?
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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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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If you can’t be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.
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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.
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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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A man ought to do what he thinks is right
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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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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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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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The reason there are so many stupid people is because it’s illegal to kill them.
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Communism is quite obviously still a threat. Yes, they are human beings, with a right to their point of view . . .
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Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.
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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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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.
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Men forget everything; women remember everything.
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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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There’s right and there’s wrong. You got to do one or the other. You do the one and you’re living. You do the other and you may be walking around, but you’re dead as a beaver hat.
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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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I never trust a man that doesn’t drink.
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Healthy, lusty sex is wonderful.
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Life is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
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