What was the catchphrase John Wayne used in Western films?

Answer 1

* "A man ought to do what he thinks is right" * "If everything isn't black and white, I say, "Why the hell not?"" * "Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much." * "A horse is a horse,it ain´t make a difference what color it is." * "Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid."

Source: Thinkexist.com
Cowboy movies mainly

Answer 2

John Wayne is closely associated with "Lemme tellya, Pilgrim," taken from his lines in John Ford's "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance." The movie was not well received at the time, and Wayne did not call anyone a pilgrim in other movies, but the phraseology caught on with the American public in later years.

Answer 3

A well known quote from John Wayne is, “Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday.”

Answer 4

In "The Searchers" (1956), Wayne's character, Ethan Edwards, often says, "That'll be the day." The line inspired a 1957 hit song by Buddy Holly.

In "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949), Sgt. Stryker, the character played by Wayne, frequently prepares his Marines for action with the cry, "Saddle up!"

In "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), Wayne's heroic Tom Doniphon frequently addresses James Stewart's Ransom Stoddard as "Pilgrim." Wayne also used the word once in "McLintock!" (1963).

Answer 5

In "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", Wayne calls Jimmy Stewart's character Ransom Stoddard a Pilgrim, in reference to being a greenhorn in the wilderness, much the same as the original Pilgrims were.

In "McClintock!", the quote is:

"I haven't lost my temper in 40 years; but, Pilgrim, you caused a lot of trouble this morning; might have got somebody killed; and somebody oughta belt you in the mouth. But I won't. I won't. The hell I won't!"

The quote is spoken to Leo Gordon's character, Jones, for having stirred up lynch mob by accusing an Indian of abducting his daughter - who comes in riding on a horse along with her boyfriend, just before Wayne says the quote and belts him in the mouth.

Answer 6

Wayne played the Roman centurion who said, "Truly this was the son of god."

It was a "famous" line only in the sense that Wayne's appearance sticks out like a sore thumb -- you can't help but ask, "Why is John Wayne pretending to be a centurion?"

There is also an apocryphal story about George Stevens trying to get Wayne to say the line in the proper manner.

Answer 7

Not hardly