The Duke

I thought I would explain why John Wayne is one of my favorite actors. While there are alot of things that he did in his personal life that I wouldn't do, there are a couple of things that I admire. The first one is his loyalty. In the books that I have read on him it has been said that he was always there to help his friends. I think we all need to have a friend that we can count on even when things are tough.

The second thing is how he was on the big screen. A person who always tried to right a wrong. He stood up for the downtrodden. Most of the movies today have what is called "antiheroes". People you could hate one moment and love the next. Sometimes it's just nice to not have to live in those shades of gray.

I try to live in a way that people know what kind of man I am and not have to guess. My father was a man of integrity and I see that in the John Wayne movies. Two of my favorite John Wayne movies are Chisum and the Quiet Man. The Quiet Man has to be his best nonwestern movie.

Just a little window into why The Duke is one of my favorites.