John Wayne
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison, better known by his stage name John Wayne and the nickname Duke, was an American actor, director, and producer. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit, Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth26 May 1907
CountryUnited States of America
I was ashamed to admit I was hipped to the idea of acting. That's why I started in with the props.
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Nothing is so discouraging to an actor than to have to work for long hours upon hours in brightly lighted interior sets.
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I'd read up on the history of our country and I'd become fascinated with the story of the Alamo. To me it represented the fight for freedom, not just in America, but in all countries.
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Nobody should come to the movies unless he believes in heroes.
All I'm for is the liberty of the individual.
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When I was a sophomore at USC, I was a socialist, pretty much to the left. But not when I left the university. I quickly got wise. I'd read about what had happened to Russia in 1917 when the Communists took over.
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I never have really become accustomed to the 'John.' Nobody ever really calls me John... I've always been Duke or Marion or John Wayne. It's a name that goes well together, and it's like one word - John Wayne.
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Real art is basic emotion. If a scene is handled with simplicity - and I don't mean simple - it'll be good, and the public will know it.
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All the screen cowboys behaved like real gentlemen. They didn't drink, they didn't smoke. When they knocked the bad guy down, they always stood with their fists up, waiting for the heavy to get back on his feet. I decided I was going to drag the bad guy to his feet and keep hitting him.
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I'm not the sort to back away from a fight. I don't believe in shrinking from anything. It's not my speed; I'm a guy who meets adversities head on.
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I suppose my best attribute, if you want to call it that, is sincerity. I can sell sincerity because that's the way I am.
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Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
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My folks always let me go to the movies every Saturday. We were really motion-picture goers.
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I was sure I'd set the world on fire, and it was hard for a young feller like me to realize the truth - that I hadn't set the world on fire, and I was totally unprepared to handle the consequences if 'The Big Trail' had been a success and launched me as a star.