John Wayne ("The Duke") Quotes
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.
Quotes to Explore
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I like films to be complete in their written form.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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I'm crazy about jewelry; swimwear and jewelry.
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When it comes to memories of that iconic type, memories that are burned into you, I have maybe ten or so from my childhood. I'm a bad rememberer of situations. I forget almost everything as soon as it happens.
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I am not reggae, I am me. I am bigger than the limits that are put on me. It all has to do with the individual journey.
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Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael.
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Beware of geeks bearing formulas.
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For a long time I have been thinking about affordable fashion - you can be disappointed when not so many people can wear your stuff.
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Mandela drafted the M Plan, a simple, commonsense plan for organization on a street basis so that Congress volunteers would be in daily touch with the people, alert to their needs and able to mobilize them.
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I acted when I was a real little kid. My mother was an actress in a Miami theater company comprised of actors from Cuba like her and I was the default kid.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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The very first thing I ever did, I was doing some work for the French Cultural Center. They wanted a little recording set up. And I got wire. A wire recorder. The wire came off spools, and to cut and edit, you tied it together in little square knots. Can you imagine?
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I did a B.A. with a major in fine arts and a minor in psychology. I wanted to become a teacher or do art therapy for the elderly. But then I realised I wanted to travel instead.
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I used to be very photogenic. My brother took a lot of pictures of me in Dubai. I thought maybe I could be a movie star. There was a hurdle, though - I didn't know anything about films.
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A hit film is what we work for as actors, as that goes to show that we have managed to entertain our audiences who shower us with their love and affection throughout the years.
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The most enduring stories in literature generally have some kind of crime at their center, whether it's the bloody butchery of 'Hamlet,' the lecherous misanthropes of Dickens or the lone gunman from 'The Great Gatsby.'
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I have a little history. I met Stone Temple Pilots, and their guitar player was a huge Extreme fan. Somewhere down the road, Extreme made its statement.
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For many, long-term friendships, rather than family ties, are the foundations for sustainable lives.
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This is the first day of the rest of my life. So why is my hair sticking up like a cockerel?
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I don't think there's anything exceptional or noble in being philanthropic. It's the other attitude that confuses me.
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Twitter is a real addiction, like the color of it, the process of it.
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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.
