Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business. John Wayne More Quotes by John Wayne More Quotes From John Wayne The guy you see on the screen isn’t really me. I’m Duke Morrison, and I never was and never will be a film personality like JOHN WAYNE . I know him well. I’m one of his closest students. I have to be. I made a living out of him. John Wayne dukesguypersonality When you stop fighting, that's death. John Wayne fighting My favorite four-letter words are 'hard work'. John Wayne fourhard-workteaching You're going to think I'm being corny, but this is how I really feel: I hope my family and my friends will be able to say that I was an honest, kind and fairly decent man. John Wayne ablementhinking The hyphenated American is ridiculous. But that's what we have to put up with. I think that any person that's in the United States is better off here than they would be where they came from. John Wayne united-stateswould-bethinking Life is tough pilgrim, it is even tougher if you're stupid John Wayne toughstupidlife-is I never trust a man that doesn't drink. John Wayne never-trustdrinkmen Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday. John Wayne regrettomorrowyesterday 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 . John Wayne incidentsliedmen Life's hard. It's even harder when you're stupid. John Wayne stupidinspirationallife True Grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done. John Wayne leadershipsportsmen I want to play a real man in all my films, and I define manhood simply: John Wayne fightingrealmen I am an old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness, flag waving patriot. John Wayne flagspatriothonest Out here, due process is a bullet. John Wayne tough-guybulletsprocess A long time ago, I made me a rule. I let people do what they want to do. John Wayne wantlongpeople We built your fort. We will not have it used against us. John Wayne fortsrevolutionused I am a demonstrative man, a baby picker-upper, a hugger and a kisser--that's my nature. John Wayne babymen I don't have to assert my virility. I think my career has shown that I'm not exactly a pantywaist. But I do take pride in my work, even to the point of being the first one on the set in the morning. I'm a professional. John Wayne pridemorningthinking If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?' John Wayne conservativeblack-and-whitereality Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse! John Wayne metshorsehalf
