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Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.

John Wayne

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 WAYNE

Boys Character Simple
A man’s got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job.
JOHN WAYNE

Creed Jobs Matter Men
Sometimes I wonder whose side God’s on.
JOHN WAYNE

God Sides Sometimes
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 WAYNE

Bottles Mirrors Moving
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.
JOHN WAYNE

God Happy Healthy Men Sex
Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!
JOHN WAYNE

Half Horse Mets
I stick to simple themes. Love. Hate. No nuances. I stay away from psychoanalyst’s couch scenes. Couches are good for one thing.
JOHN WAYNE

Hate Nuance Simple
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.
JOHN WAYNE

Asks Firsts Mine
Courage is being afraid and going on the journey anyhow.
JOHN WAYNE

Grief Grieving Journey
One look that works is better than twenty lines of dialogue.
JOHN WAYNE

Lines Looks Twenties
Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you’re stupid
JOHN WAYNE

Life Stupid Tough
Most men hate to shop. That’s why the men’s department is usually on the first floor of a department store, two inches from the door.
JOHN WAYNE

Door Funny Hate Humor Inches
All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be some place else.
JOHN WAYNE

Battle Men Scared
I don’t want ever to appear in a film that would embarrass a viewer. A man can take his wife, mother, and his daughter to one of my movies and never be ashamed or embarrassed for going.
JOHN WAYNE

Daughter Embraces Man Mother
Communism is quite obviously still a threat. Yes, they are human beings, with a right to their point of view . . .
JOHN WAYNE

Communism Point View Views
When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it.
JOHN WAYNE

Bangs Half Looks

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