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 WAYNEYou don’t have to fight to be brave. Millions of good, fine, decent folks show more bravery than heavyweight champs just by getting out of bed every morning, going out to do a good day’s work and living the best life they know how against the law of odds.
More John Wayne Quotes
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I’ve made over 250 pictures and have never shot a guy in the back. Change it.
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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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I never trust a man that doesn’t drink.
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Watergate is a sad and tragic incident in our history. They were wrong, dead wrong, those men at Watergate. Men abused power, but the system still works. Men abused money, but the system still works. Men lied and perjured themselves, but the system still .
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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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A man deserves a second chance, but keep an eye on him.
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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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True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.
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Out here, due process is a bullet.
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A man is no better than he has to be.
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Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.
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Let’s say I hope that I appeal to the more carefree times in a person’s life rather than to his reasoning adulthood. I’d just like to be an image that reminds someone of joy rather than of the problems of the world.
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I never shot nobody I didnt have to.
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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.
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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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