로렌 바콜은 듀크와 두 편의 영화에서 공연했다. [Blood Alley](1955), 그리고 듀크의 마지막 영화인 [The Shootist](1976). 바콜은 1980년에 [By Myself]라는 회고록을 낸 적이 있는데 이번에 [By Myself and Then Some]이라는 책을 새로 냈나보다. Larry King과의 인터뷰 중에서 듀크에 관한 부분만 발췌.

KING: Whoo. Down the drain went Humphrey and all of the audience. Now, discuss -- I remember a memorable film you did, because it was John Wayne's last, "The Shootist."

BACALL: I love that movie.

KING: He knew he was dying, is that correct?

BACALL: He did know. He knew.

KING: And he played a dying character.

BACALL: And he played a man who was dying of cancer and he was dying of cancer. He was amazing all through that shoot. He never complained. And he was not in good shape. And he was terrific.

And he and I always got along extremely well. We never discussed politics, needless to say, but we really liked one another. No, we really liked one another. He was surprising, you know, Duke.

KING: In what way?

BACALL: Well, because -- well, I don't know -- you think, well, oh, he's way on the other side and we don't agree about anything. And I don't know what he's going to be like to work with, and so on. But that was the second movie I was in with him.

But he was gentle. And he, in a scene, listened when you spoke. You know, it's very difficult for actors to learn how to listen to what anyone says. And he listened, he concentrated and he played the scene. He knew what he was doing. And I was really fond of him.

KING: Isn't good acting reacting?

BACALL: Well, no, I don't think you can really say that. I just think that good acting is rare. And I certainly think -- and great acting is nonexistent practically. I think it has to do with training and with listening and with thinking. And it's also an extra gene that you have that comes from somewhere.

KING: So when our friend Marlon Brando says it wasn't hard, he was kidding?

BACALL: I don't know whether he was kidding. But he had it. There was no doubt that he had it. He was a great actor.

KING: Was it hard -- in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" we see Kate Hepburn look at Spencer Tracy, we knew he's sick. And that scene when she has to cry, you know, it's like for real. You what was it like to look at Wayne?

BACALL: Well, I just -- it was very moving always.

KING: It was a great movie. BACALL: It was a wonderful movie. And in one scene, we had -- before we started to shoot one scene, we were standing on the set while they were adjusting the lights. And he just kind of reached out and took my hand, just kind of held my hand. Never said anything. And one of the members of the crew said, oh, it's such a beautiful day today. And Duke said every day you wake up is a beautiful day.

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JOHN WAYNE, ACTOR: Good-bye, Mrs. Rogers.

BACALL: Good-bye, Mr. Bucks.

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BACALL: I mean, he didn't indulge himself. There was no self- pity. Whatever he felt, you know.

KING: And the irony of the character.

BACALL: Yes. But he really played that part.

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