John Wayne

All battles are fought by scared men who’d rather be someplace else.

John Wayne

All I’m for is the liberty of the individual.

John Wayne

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.

John Wayne

America is the land of freedom and that’s the way I enjoy living.

John Wayne

And so he plays his part; the sixth age shifts’… I usually have trouble with that phrase.

John Wayne

Any man who’d make an X-rated movie ought to have to take his daughter to see it.

John Wayne

As we live in an insane world major, maybe it’s time we gave insane solutions a chance.

John Wayne

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

But you know, I’m very conscious that people criticize Hollywood. Yet we’ve created a form, the Western, that can be understood in every country. The good guys against the bad guys. No nuances. And the horse is the best vehicle of action in our medium. You take action, a scene, and scenery, and cut them together, and you never miss.

John Wayne

Communism is quite obviously still a threat. Yes, they are human beings, with a right to their point of view…

John Wayne