{"id":3887,"date":"2005-11-15T15:55:53","date_gmt":"2005-11-15T20:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=3887"},"modified":"2022-10-09T20:52:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T00:52:11","slug":"john-wayne-appreciation-day-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=3887","title":{"rendered":"John Wayne Appreciation Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

That’s one of my favorite images of John Wayne, by the way – from Red River<\/i>. He’s so IN it, isn’t he?? I wish I could have found a closer image of his face – He is so in that moment.<\/p>\n

From Who the Hell’s in It: Conversations with Hollywood’s Legendary Actors<\/a>\"\"<\/i>:<\/p>\n

Here’s a couple of exchanges between Bogdonavich and Wayne that, I think, points out Duke’s incredible dedication to his craft. Italicized lines are Bogdonavich’s:<\/p>\n

One of the most memorable moments of any picture I’ve seen you in is a silent moment in The Searchers. After you see what’s been done to the white women, there’s a close-up of you, camera moves in —<\/i><\/p>\n

I turn back. Terrific shot. Helluva shot. And everybody can put their own thoughts to it. You’re not forced to think one way or the other.<\/p>\n

Your gestures in pictures are often daring — large — and show the kind of freedom and lack of inhibition you have. Did you get that from Ford, or did you always have that?<\/i><\/p>\n

No, I think that’s the first lesson you learn in a high school play — that if you’re going to make a gesture, make it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To be honest: that has to be some of the best acting advice I’ve ever heard.<\/p>\n

“If you’re going to make a gesture, make it.”<\/p>\n

So much of bad phony acting is when people make gestures half-heartedly, or they PRETEND to make gestures …. hoping the audience won’t pick up on the fact that they’re not REALLY making the gesture …<\/p>\n

but audiences always know the difference between phony and real. They just do.<\/p>\n