'Red River' actor John Wayne understood what the audience wanted in his character, so he refused to let Howard Hawks convince him to 'cringe' in the film.
Movie star John Wayne represented a heterosexual ruggedness, but a religious blogger wrote about his movies and the characters he played as queer 'erotic spectacle.'
'Taxi Driver' filmmaker Martin Scorsese once explained why he had such an admiration for movie star John Wayne, even despite his polarizing political views.
'Bullfighter and the Lady' producer John Wayne got into a fistfight with director Budd Boetticher and 'implanted' his fist into a refrigerator as a result.