John Wayne never ever disappointed his fans, because he…

My father was a sort of John Wayne Texan who'd worked as a cowboy when he was young. He'd participated in rattlesnake round-ups and…

— Edmund White

No sooner than I did take it seriously, I had million-selling hits and movies with John Wayne.

— Frankie Avalon

Growing up in Texas and Oklahoma, Ben Johnson was more famous than John Wayne to some of us. I knew him. I worked with…

— Bill Paxton

Hell no, I'm not interested in becoming the new John Wayne.

— Joe Don Baker

John Wayne never wore Lycra.

— Ron Kauk

Of the two 'True Grits,' the John Wayne version one is better.

— Caroline Lawrence

John Wayne represents more force, more power than anyone else on the screen.

— Howard Hawks

People don't assume John Wayne shoots people and rides a horse on weekends.

— Sylvia Kristel

I guess John Wayne would be one. I just respected the way he acted.

— A. J. Foyt

The more film I watch, the more John Ford looks like a giant. His politics aren't so good, and you have to learn to…

— Jonathan Lethem

Men still assume I must be like the girl I played in 'Emmanuelle.' John Wayne was never accused of killing people during his free…

— Sylvia Kristel

I play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I've been doing okay, haven't I?

— John Wayne

That's what the movies do. They don't entertain us, they don't send the message: 'We care.' They give us lines to say, they assign…

— Connie Willis

John Wayne is as tough as an old nut and as soft as a yellow ribbon.

— Elizabeth Taylor

Sometimes I feel like John Wayne.

— Claire Denis