{"id":6076,"date":"2020-12-04T17:11:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T17:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/?p=6076"},"modified":"2020-12-05T11:54:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T11:54:39","slug":"john-wayne-quotes-westerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/","title":{"rendered":"20 John Wayne Quotes &#8211; This Time From The Western Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following rather later than we would like on the heels of our article on the subject of <a href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/top-20-john-wayne-movie-quotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quotes from the films of John Wayne<\/a> we thought this time around it would be good to concentrate purely on his Westerns.<\/p>\n<p>Also, most of these quotes come with a threat of violence to back it up so maybe this article should be called More JW Quotes With the Promise of Gratuitous Violence to Follow.<\/p>\n<p>We have covered <a href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Wayne&#8217;s quotes &#8220;<em>in his own words<\/em>&#8220;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re not in order of preference this time, just chronological.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#West_of_the_Divide_1934\" title=\"West of the Divide (1934)\">West of the Divide (1934)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#Lawless_Range_1935\" title=\"Lawless Range (1935)\">Lawless Range (1935)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#Stagecoach_1939\" title=\"Stagecoach (1939)\">Stagecoach (1939)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#Tall_in_the_Saddle_1944\" title=\"Tall in the Saddle (1944)\">Tall in the Saddle (1944)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#Hondo_1953\" title=\"Hondo (1953)\">Hondo (1953)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#The_Searchers_1956\" title=\"The Searchers (1956)\">The Searchers (1956)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#Rio_Bravo_1959\" title=\"Rio Bravo (1959)\">Rio Bravo (1959)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#The_Man_Who_Shot_Liberty_Valance_1962\" title=\"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)\">The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#McLintock_1963\" title=\"McLintock! (1963)\">McLintock! (1963)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#El_Dorado_1966\" title=\"El Dorado (1966)\">El Dorado (1966)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#The_War_Wagon_1967\" title=\"The War Wagon (1967)\">The War Wagon (1967)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#True_Grit_1969\" title=\"True Grit (1969)\">True Grit (1969)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#Chisum_1970\" title=\"Chisum (1970)\">Chisum (1970)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#Rio_Lobos_1970\" title=\"Rio Lobos (1970)\">Rio Lobos (1970)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#Big_Jake_1971\" title=\"Big Jake (1971)\">Big Jake (1971)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#The_Cowboys_1972\" title=\"The Cowboys (1972)\">The Cowboys (1972)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#Cahill_US_Marshal_1973\" title=\"Cahill US Marshal (1973)\">Cahill US Marshal (1973)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#Rooster_Cogburn_1975\" title=\"Rooster Cogburn (1975)\">Rooster Cogburn (1975)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/#The_Shootist_1976\" title=\"The Shootist (1976)\">The Shootist (1976)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Big_Trail_1930\"><\/span>The Big Trail (1930)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI gotta kill me a pair a skunks back apiece on the road to Santa Fe\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2940 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/big-trail-1.jpg\" alt=\"John Wayne in The Big Trail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"808\" \/>Duke getting mean and ornery as wagon train scout Breck Coleman. Seeing as the two villains of the piece eventually meet their maker, one by being frozen to death and the other by an enforced appointment with the business end of Breck\u2019s knife, I\u2019d say JW lived up to his word.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"West_of_the_Divide_1934\"><\/span>West of the Divide (1934)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cYou ever whip that kid again I\u2019ll break every bone in your carcass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4876\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/west-of-the-divide-2.jpg\" alt=\"West of the Divide with John Wayne Poster\" width=\"480\" height=\"374\" \/>JW as Ted Hayden addressing the man who beats up on a young boy. The boy eventually turns out to be Ted\u2019s long-lost brother so imagine what JW would have done to the guardian if he already knew.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lawless_Range_1935\"><\/span>Lawless Range (1935)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019ll be blood a-running in town before night, there\u2019ll be guns a-blazing and singing with lead, tonight you\u2019ll be drinking your drink with the dead\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5645\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lawless-range-728x421.jpg\" alt=\"John Wayne in Lawless Range lobby card\" width=\"728\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lawless-range-728x421.jpg 728w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lawless-range-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/lawless-range.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>Not so much a dialogue quote, more a badly-sung lyric from JWs invisible singing friend Glenn Strange who went on to play the Frankenstein monster a few years later, so the sentiments expressed in the song are quite apt considering.<\/p>\n<p>An earlier version of the song also featured in the 1933 release of \u201cRiders of Destiny\u201d in which JW played Singin\u2019 Sandy Saunders.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stagecoach_1939\"><\/span>Stagecoach (1939)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI guess you can&#8217;t break out of prison and into society in the same week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3167\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/stagecoach-1-697x550.jpg\" alt=\"Stagecoach with John Wayne poster\" width=\"697\" height=\"550\" \/>JW as Jean-Paul Sartre of the west, the Ringo Kid temporarily adopting a more philosophical approach to life than usual before eventually going on to gun down the Plummer gang in Lordsburg.<\/p>\n<p>An intellectual with a gun. Who knew?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tall_in_the_Saddle_1944\"><\/span>Tall in the Saddle (1944)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cTouch that gun and I&#8217;ll kill ya.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3056\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Tall-In-The-Saddle-1-728x550.jpg\" alt=\"Tall In THe Saddle with John Wayne poster\" width=\"728\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Tall-In-The-Saddle-1-728x550.jpg 728w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Tall-In-The-Saddle-1-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Tall-In-The-Saddle-1.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>A friendly warning from JW as the man with one name only, Rocklin, staring down a drunken gunfighter who wisely chooses to heed the advice given rather than succumb to a deadly attack of lead poisoning.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hondo_1953\"><\/span>Hondo (1953)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cEverybody gets dead. It was his turn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3162\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/hondo-1-715x550.jpg\" alt=\"John Wayne in Hondo poster\" width=\"715\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/hondo-1-715x550.jpg 715w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/hondo-1-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/hondo-1.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>JWs subtle riposte to \u201chomely woman\u201d Angie Lowe after she is told that her friendly local Apache chief Vittorio has come to the end of the road.<\/p>\n<p>In fact actor Michael Pate went on to reprise his role as Vittorio in a later episode of the Steve McQueen TV series \u201cWanted Dead or Alive\u201d so Duke doesn\u2019t always get it right.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Searchers_1956\"><\/span>The Searchers (1956)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe in surrenders\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3172\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/the-searchers-2-728x550.jpg\" alt=\"The Searchers movie with John Wayne poster\" width=\"728\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/the-searchers-2-728x550.jpg 728w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/the-searchers-2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/the-searchers-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>Succinct and straight to the point, Ethan\u2019s riposte to the Reverend Clayton who queries why Ethan wasn\u2019t present when the Confederacy conceded defeat.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rio_Bravo_1959\"><\/span>Rio Bravo (1959)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cYou want that gun, pick it up. I wish you would.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3170\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/rio-bravo-2-728x462.jpg\" alt=\"John Wayne in Rio Bravo poster\" width=\"728\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/rio-bravo-2-728x462.jpg 728w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/rio-bravo-2-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/rio-bravo-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>Chance fights to keep his aggression under control when he and Dude chase a killer into the local saloon.<\/p>\n<p>Unluckily for one poor chap, John T treats him to a whack across the face with the barrel of his rifle. Lesson number 1. \u201cNever lie to JW if you\u2019re not packing iron\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Man_Who_Shot_Liberty_Valance_1962\"><\/span>The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s my steak Valance\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3554\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Man-Who-Shot-Liberty-V-1-558x550.jpg\" alt=\"Man Who Shot Liberty Valance poster\" width=\"558\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Man-Who-Shot-Liberty-V-1-558x550.jpg 558w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Man-Who-Shot-Liberty-V-1-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Man-Who-Shot-Liberty-V-1.jpg 1015w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/>Liberty Valance underestimates Tom Doniphon\u2019s reaction to having his dinner splattered across the canteen floor.<\/p>\n<p>Tom makes his feelings known by kicking Valance\u2019s crony Floyd in the face when the spineless critter tries to calm things down by retrieving Tom\u2019s food. Lesson number two. \u201cNever get between JW and his steak\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"McLintock_1963\"><\/span>McLintock! (1963)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cCurly. Don\u2019t say it&#8217;s a fine morning or I&#8217;ll shoot ya&#8217;\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5667\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mclintock-728x358.jpg\" alt=\"McLintock movie poster John Wayne\" width=\"728\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mclintock-728x358.jpg 728w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mclintock.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>This is without doubt one of the best opening lines from any John Wayne film ever.<\/p>\n<p>As cattle baron McLintock, JW serves notice on ranch hand Curly not to make him feel even ornery than he already does after tying one on the night before.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_Dorado_1966\"><\/span>El Dorado (1966)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cNext time you shoot somebody, don&#8217;t go near &#8217;em till you&#8217;re sure they&#8217;re dead\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5785\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/el-dorado-728x485.jpeg\" alt=\"El Dorado poster with John Wayne\" width=\"728\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/el-dorado-728x485.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/el-dorado.jpeg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>Wise words from Cole Thornton to the lady who drygulches him and puts a bullet near his spine in revenge for him shooting her brother.<\/p>\n<p>They make up in the end though so happy days all around.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_War_Wagon_1967\"><\/span>The War Wagon (1967)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cDoes he ride with warriors or women?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4470 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/The-War-Wagon-728x410.jpg\" alt=\"The War Wagon movie scene with John Wayne Kirk Douglas\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/The-War-Wagon-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/The-War-Wagon.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>JW as Taw Jackson rather unwisely calls into question the courage of Chief Wild Horse who complains he might lose too many braves if they attack the heavily armoured war wagon of the title.<\/p>\n<p>If memory serves correctly I\u2019d say Mr. Wild Horse was spot on with that observation.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"True_Grit_1969\"><\/span>True Grit (1969)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cYou can tell him to his face, you can spit in his eye, you can make him eat sand out of the road, you can shoot him in the foot and I\u2019ll hold \u2018im for you but first we gotta catch him\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4473\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4473\" style=\"width: 492px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4473\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/true-grit-502x550.jpg\" alt=\"John Wayne in True Grit Real Photo Still\" width=\"502\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/true-grit-502x550.jpg 502w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/true-grit.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">source<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rooster Cogburn delivering his strategy to Mattie Ross on catching killer Tom Chaney.<\/p>\n<p>I think it worked.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chisum_1970\"><\/span>Chisum (1970)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe may have to be neighbours, but I don&#8217;t have to be neighbourly\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3755\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/chisum-1-728x550.jpg\" alt=\"Chisum John Wayne poster\" width=\"728\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/chisum-1-728x550.jpg 728w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/chisum-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>Not only does JW turn down an offer of a drink from his nemesis Murphy, he throws in an insult at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Guess he knew Murphy wasn\u2019t going to be around much longer to irritate him anymore.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rio_Lobos_1970\"><\/span>Rio Lobos (1970)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cKetcham, we promised you in a trade. But we didn&#8217;t say what condition you&#8217;d be in\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5784\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/rio-lobo-728x379.jpeg\" alt=\"Rio Lobo poster\" width=\"728\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/rio-lobo-728x379.jpeg 728w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/rio-lobo.jpeg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>A timely warning from JW to the villain that he might not make it in one piece after a trade-off for one of the good guys.<\/p>\n<p>Probably a waste of breath seeing as Ketcham doesn\u2019t get out alive anyway.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Big_Jake_1971\"><\/span>Big Jake (1971)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cYou follow him I&#8217;ll hunt you down and kill ya&#8217;. Every mother&#8217;s son of ya\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4835\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/big-jake-728x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/big-jake-728x550.jpg 728w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/big-jake.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>Big Jake saves a sheep farmer from a lynching then warns the lynchees not to make things worse for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>And you damn well know he means it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Cowboys_1972\"><\/span>The Cowboys (1972)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u2018It&#8217;s not how you&#8217;re buried. It&#8217;s how you&#8217;re remembered\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3566\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Cowboys-1-728x341.jpg\" alt=\"The Cowboys image\" width=\"728\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Cowboys-1-728x341.jpg 728w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Cowboys-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>A little bit of homespun frontier philosophy from Wil Anderson to a very young cowboy who will eventually help bury Anderson himself.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cahill_US_Marshal_1973\"><\/span>Cahill US Marshal (1973)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIf a buzzard bites you he&#8217;d never eat meat again\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5666\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cahill-728x410.jpg\" alt=\"Cahill US Marshal Movie poster with John Wayne\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cahill-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Cahill.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/>Marshal Cahill\u2019s opinion on the character of one of the many no-good varmints it is his unfortunate experience to encounter throughout the film.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rooster_Cogburn_1975\"><\/span>Rooster Cogburn (1975)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI was proud to tell my deputy&#8217;s wife that I shot his killers!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6079\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rooster-coburn-388x550.jpg\" alt=\"John Wayne &amp; Katherine Hepburn in Rooster Coburn - a cover of the blue ray \" width=\"388\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rooster-coburn-388x550.jpg 388w, https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/rooster-coburn.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/>Rooster Cogburn defending his policy to Judge Parker for not taking any prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>The judge fires him anyway then has to eat humble pie and rehire Rooster but we kind of knew he\u2019d have to do that didn\u2019t we?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Shootist_1976\"><\/span>The Shootist (1976)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI found that most men aren\u2019t willing, they bat an eye or draw a breath before they shoot. I won\u2019t\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3163\" src=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/shootist-1-728x546.png\" alt=\"John Wayne in The Shootist poster\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/>Upon being asked by a young Ron Howard how it is he\u2019s killed so many men, JW as dying gunfighter J.B. Books tells it like it is.<\/p>\n<p>That was fun. I may do this again but next time with a few well-chosen quotes from some of JWs non-Westerns.<\/p>\n<p>Please comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following rather later than we would like on the heels of our article on the subject of quotes from the films of John Wayne we thought this time around it would be good to concentrate purely on his Westerns. Also, &#8230; <a title=\"20 John Wayne Quotes &#8211; This Time From The Western Movies\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/john-wayne-quotes-westerns\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 20 John Wayne Quotes &#8211; This Time From The Western Movies\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6076"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6076"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6085,"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6076\/revisions\/6085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostlywesterns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}