The one and only time John Wayne starred in a TV show: “I was on and off so fast”
He did it as a favour.
John Ford
The movie Natalie Wood hated every second of making: “Put me on a plane and send me home”
“To tell her to go shit in her hat…”
The one and only time John Wayne made an arthouse movie: “It was a tough spot to be in”
An interesting outlier.
The only actor John Wayne was banned from talking to on set: “We couldn’t say a single word”
On a movie he wasn’t even in.
The “vicious treatment” on set that made John Wayne’s co-star “go to the bathroom and vomit”
He didn’t even do anything.
The John Wayne movie that John Ford tried to ruin: “He’s gonna take over the goddamn picture”
Duke wasn’t happy about this. Not one bit.
The “miserable” movie James Stewart barely survived: “The whole atmosphere was awful”
This one was a struggle for everyone to get through.
The role that was “a slap in the face” for John Wayne: “A real war hero”
This one bruised ‘Duke’s’ ego.