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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.

John Wayne

A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.
JOHN WAYNE

Chance Eye Men Second
I stick to simple themes. Love. Hate. No nuances. I stay away from psychoanalyst’s couch scenes. Couches are good for one thing.
JOHN WAYNE

Hate Nuance Simple
If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
JOHN WAYNE

Black Conservative Reality White
General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
JOHN WAYNE

Acting Macarthur Servicemen
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.
JOHN WAYNE

Leadership Men Sports
Life is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
JOHN WAYNE

Down Knocked Life More Time
Out here, due process is a bullet.
JOHN WAYNE

Bullets Guy Process Tough
Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
JOHN WAYNE

Half Horse Mets
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.
JOHN WAYNE

Advice Father Insults
I’ve made over 250 pictures and have never shot a guy in the back. Change it.
JOHN WAYNE

Guy Made Picture Shots
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 WAYNE

Mean Phrases Strong
Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
JOHN WAYNE

Flags Patriotic Wave
I believe humor nullifies violence.
JOHN WAYNE

Believe Violence
America is the land of freedom and that’s the way I enjoy living.
JOHN WAYNE

Country Land People Person Way
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.
JOHN WAYNE

Boys Character Simple
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.
JOHN WAYNE

Bottles Mirrors Moving

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