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.
JOHN WAYNEThere’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.
More John Wayne Quotes
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I never shot nobody I didnt have to.
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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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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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Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
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Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.
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You have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.
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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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If you can’t be thankful for what you have, be thankful for what you have escaped.
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Well, there are some things a man just can’t run away from.
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If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
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But don’t get me wrong. As far as a man and a woman is concerned, I’m awfully happy there’s a thing called sex. It’s an extra something God gave us. I see no reason why it shouldn’t be in pictures. Healthy, lusty sex is wonderful.
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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
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All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else.
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