Westerns are closer to art than anything else in the motion picture business.

Ahh, women! I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse!

If I depended on the critics' judgment and recognition, I'd never have gone into the motion-picture business.

General MacArthur told me, "You represent the American serviceman better than the American serviceman himself."

A friend of mine told me to shoot first and ask questions later. I was going to ask him why, but I had to shoot him.

Republic. I like the sound of the word.

I believe humor nullifies violence.