The one and only director John Wayne was terrified of: “I was scared stiff”
It wasn’t John Ford.
John Wayne Archives: 02/2026
The actor John Wayne thought deserved the Oscar more than him: “You should have this”
Surprisingly gracious from ‘The Duke’.
The “irritating” movie that left John Wayne “hurt, mad, and goddamned disappointed”
He wasn’t even in it.
The iconic movie that “annoyed” John Wayne because he wasn’t in it: “I desperately wanted that part”
It wasn’t the actor’s fault.
The one movie John Wayne broke his golden rule for: “He reluctantly agreed”
The times were changing.
The director who called John Wayne a “pitiful” excuse for an actor: “He’s not the same person”
They were friends, too.