259 Quotes by John Wayne

My name is John Wayne. When I was a kid I had ring worm. Hell, I was more worm than boy for a couple of years.

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.

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

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

Liberty Valance is a cancer on this fair town. He’s the cancer and I’m the, uh... what cures cancer?

Nobody ever saw a cowboy on the psychiatrist’s couch.

Life is hard. It is harder if you are stupid!

You’re going to think I’m being corny, but this is how I really feel: I hope my family and my friends will be able to say that I was an honest, kind and fairly decent man.

We brought nothing into this world and it’s certain we can carry nothing out.