No, they've all been successful. - on being asked whether then-President Richard Nixon ever advised him on the making of his films
Oscar and I have something in common. Oscar first came to Hollywood scene in 1928. So did I. We're both a little weatherbeaten, but we're still here an plan to be around for a whole lot longer. - on presenting the Best Picture Oscar in 1979
When people say a John Wayne picture got bad reviews, I always wonder if they know it's a redundant sentence, (but) hell, I don't care. People like my pictures and that's all that counts.
There must be some higher power or how else does all this stuff work? - when asked if he believed in God
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.
The sky is blue, the grass is green. Get off your ass and join the Marines.
Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.
If I'd known this was all it would take, I'd have put that eyepatch on 40 years ago. - upon accepting his Oscar for True Grit (1969).
I'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.
I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves. - on Native Americans
When I started, I knew I was no actor and I went to work on this Wayne thing. It was as deliberate a projection as you'll ever see. I figured I needed a gimmick, so I dreamed up the 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.
Communism is quite obviously still a threat. Yes, they are human beings, with a right to their point of view... but you certainly don't want your children to share their point of view. That's all I'm interested in -- seeing that they don't disrupt what we've proven for two hundred years to be a pretty workable system, a system in which human beings can get along and thrive.
It's not phony. It's real hair. Of course, it's not mine, but it's real. - on being asked about his "phony hair" at Harvard in 1974
John Ford isn't exactly a bum, is he? Yet he never gave me any manure about art. He just made movies and that's what I do.
God-damn, I'm the stuff men are made of!
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