When you come to see a picture of mine, I want you to know that I’m not going to do anything that will make you uncomfortable. I want you to know that you won’t be disappointed in me.
JOHN WAYNEOf course I know who you are. You’re my girl. I love you.
More John Wayne Quotes
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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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It rankles me when somebody tries to force somebody to do something.
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Of course I know who you are. You’re my girl. I love you.
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Courage is being afraid and going on the journey anyhow.
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Sometimes I wonder whose side God’s on.
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I’m an American actor. I work with my clothes on. I have to. Riding a horse can be pretty tough on your legs and elsewheres.
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If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
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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.
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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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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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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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Thanking people is dangerous business. A name always slips your mind.
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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
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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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