Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
JOHN WAYNEAhh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
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.
JOHN WAYNEA man ought to do what he thinks is right
JOHN WAYNEWesterns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.
JOHN WAYNEGeneral MacArthur told me, “You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself.”
JOHN WAYNEI’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 WAYNEWhen 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 WAYNECourage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.
JOHN WAYNEYou have to be a man before you can be a gentleman.
JOHN WAYNELife is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
JOHN WAYNELet’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.
JOHN WAYNESure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave?
JOHN WAYNEBut 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.
JOHN WAYNEI 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.
JOHN WAYNESometimes I wonder whose side God’s on.
JOHN WAYNETomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.
JOHN WAYNE