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Tag Archives: John Wayne
“In other words, he’d let you sweat it for a night. And he’d sweat it for a night.”
Lee Marvin on John Ford. Too many good quotes to list. And a great interviewer, too. He doesn’t ask questions. He just speaks, and Lee Marvin takes the prompt. Fantastic.
Review: True Grit: Opening Today
This review originally appeared on Capital New York. The Coen Brothers have made careers out of taking straightforward stories in familiar genres and rendering them in subversive and sometimes shocking ways. With True Grit, they find a new way to … Continue reading
You Don’t Catch Him At It
Katharine Hepburn on John Wayne: From head to toe he is all of a piece. Big head. Wide blue eyes. Sandy hair. Rugged skin – lined by living and fun and character. Not by just rotting away. A nose not … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Maureen O’Hara
Maureen O’Hara was one of those “old” movie stars whom I grew up knowing about because of the yearly showing of Miracle on 34th Street on television, as well as my absolute obsession with Parent Trap. I wanted to be … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, On This Day
Tagged Ireland, John Ford, John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, The Quiet Man
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“This time give us a little awe.”
Excerpt from Bradford Dillman’s book Are you Somebody? An Actor’s Life: In The Greatest Story Ever Told [John] Wayne was cast as a Roman captain who visits the scene of the Crucifixion and says, standing at the feet of Christ, … Continue reading
John Ford to John Wayne
As told by John Wayne to Peter Bogdanovich: There’s one thing [Ford] always told me. He said, “A lot of scenes are corny, Duke. Play ’em. Play ’em to the hilt. If it’s East Lynne, play it! Don’t avoid ’em, … Continue reading Continue reading
Je t’aime John Wayne (2000).
The Duke’s influence continues. Short film below.
Happy birthday, John Wayne!
From Who the Hell’s in It: Conversations with Hollywood’s Legendary Actors, by Peter Bogdonavich: His performances in these pictures [Rio Grande, The Quiet Man, The Searchers, The Wings of Eagles, Man Who Shot Liberty Valance] rate with the finest examples … Continue reading
20 Favorite Actors
Joining the fun that’s been going on, and to quote Nathaniel who started this whole thing: “In no particular order and extremely subject to change.” For example: where the hell is Robert Mitchum? And William H. Macy? And Sean Penn … Continue reading
Posted in Actors
Tagged Cary Grant, Dean Stockwell, Ewan McGregor, Gary Cooper, Gene Hackman, George Sanders, Humphrey Bogart, Jack Nicholson, James Cagney, Jeff Bridges, John Wayne, Johnny Depp, Kurt Russell, Marlon Brando, Mickey Rourke, Paul Newman, Richard Widmark, Robert Duvall, Russell Crowe, Thomas Mitchell
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Conversation with Howard Hawks
Peter Bogdanovich: [Cary] Grant is a much more vulnerable character [in Only Angels Have Wings] than any of the other leading men in your pictures. Howard Hawks: Much more sensitive. Bogart rode right over it. [John] Wayne will get, not … Continue reading
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Tagged Cary Grant, Howard Hawks, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Peter Bogdanovich
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