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I think American men are more conscious of putting up a good impression. There`s more of an earthiness to Englishmen. But Americans aren`t afraid to come up and say, `Hi, I`d like to go out with you.` Englishmen are far more sheepish about it.

- Sienna Miller

That`s why those fellas were so magnificent playing the same part, because they`d played it forty times. That`s why John Wayne finally became a good actor in True Grit (1969) - he`s got 150 of them behind him. Now he`s developed a saltiness and an earthiness and a humor and a subtlety that comes from mining that same vein over and over again.

- Gregory Peck

(on John Wayne) That`s why John Wayne finally became a good actor in "True Grit": he`s got 150 films behind him. Now he`s developed a saltiness and an earthiness and a humor and a subtlety that comes from mining that same vein over and over and over again.

- Gregory Peck