John Wayne hated watching his own movies until one thing changed: “He had trouble”
A pivotal moment.
John Wayne Archives: 12/2024
John Wayne on his favourite female co-stars: “The kind of woman you just couldn’t resist”
“She’s like the female equivalent of me.”
Quentin Tarantino on the John Wayne film ‘Stagecoach’: “It holds up beautifully today”
The cream of the crop.
The inexperienced director John Wayne hated working with: “It was just a fucking disaster”
Vastly out of their depth.
The only way John Wayne could relax on set: “It’s really torture to work on a picture”
He didn’t always get it right.
The John Wayne movie Roger Ebert hated with a passion: “Cruel and dishonest and unworthy”
A morally reprehensible film.
The only actor brave enough to punch John Wayne in the face: “You nearly broke my jaw”
There were consequences.
The scene that almost blinded John Wayne: “It was real fucking glass, and it went flying into my face”
The Duke had a tough time on this shoot overall.
