True Grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done.

Communism is quite obviously still a threat. Yes, they are human beings, with a right to their point of view . . .

I play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I've been doing okay, haven't I?

I'm a greedy old man. Life's been good to me, and I want some more of it.

Paul Newman would have been a much more important star if he hadn't always tried to be an anti-hero, to show the human feet of clay.

Cause even grown men need understanding.

A man is no better than he has to be.