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.
JOHN WAYNEAhh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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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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When you stop fighting, that’s death.
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If everything isn’t black and white, I say, ‘Why the hell not?’
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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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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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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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A man is no better than he has to be.
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Of course I know who you are. You’re my girl. I love you.
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General MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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I never shot nobody I didnt have to.
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Well, there are some things a man just can’t run away from.
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Get off your butt and join the Marines!
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Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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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.
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