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.
John WayneRead
In my acting, I have to identify with something in the character. The big tough boy on the side of right - that's me. Simple themes. Same me from the nuances. All I do is sell sincerity and I've been selling the hell out of that ever since I started.
Interpretation
What this quote means
John Wayne emphasizes the importance of authenticity and personal connection in acting.
In this quote, John Wayne articulates the artist's need to connect personally with their characters in order to portray them authentically. He suggests that his strength lies in his ability to tap into the essence of the characters he plays, maintaining a sense of sincerity and straightforwardness while performing. By conveying simple themes and embodying a clear moral stance, he believes he can effectively communicate authenticity to his audience.
Themes
ActingAuthenticitySincerityCharacterPerformance
In practice
Example use cases
An actor might use this quote during a workshop to discuss the importance of preparing for a role.
More from John Wayne
All quotes →I've always followed my father's advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble.
John WayneRead
Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.
John WayneRead
Republic. I like the sound of the word. It means people can live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell, be drunk or sober, however they choose. Some words give you a feeling.
John WayneRead
I'm not the sort to back away from a fight. I don't believe in shrinking from anything. It's not my speed; I'm a guy who meets adversities head on.
John WayneRead
Give the American people a good cause, and there's nothing they can't lick.
John WayneRead
Similar quotes
We're always observing, and we're cautious people. We really want attention, but at the same time, we're ashamed of wanting attention. All those bizarre qualities of being outside are necessary for being a writer.
Min Jin LeeRead
Let me fall out of the window/ With confetti in my hair
Tom WaitsRead
I don't torture myself. And I do the work because of the pleasure involved. I'm satisfying a compulsion I find nigh-on irresistible. It's not necessarily because of the work itself. I just feel the need for a period of regeneration afterwards. Like leaving a field fallow when you've grazed too much on it. I feel depleted.
Daniel Day-LewisRead
I've known since I was five that I wanted to be a writer.
Svetlana AlexievichRead
Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction.
Jimi HendrixRead
The job of the writer is to look at where he is now and make some sort of emotional sense of it, not only for that moment but for years to come.
Colum MccannRead