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 WAYNEA 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.
More John Wayne Quotes
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I’ve had three wives, six children and six grandchildren and I still don’t understand women
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Life is tough, but it’s tougher when you’re stupid.
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My hope and prayer is that everyone know and love our country for what she really is and what she stands for.
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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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When you stop fighting, that’s death.
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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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Of course I know who you are. You’re my girl. I love you.
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America is the land of freedom and that’s the way I enjoy living.
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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.
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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.
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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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Life is getting up one more time than you’ve been knocked down.
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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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We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.
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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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