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In "The Greatest Story Ever Told," John "Duke" Wayne played a cameo role as the centurion who leads Jesus to his Crucifixion and has one line to deliver: "Truly, this was the Son of God." According to a popular, but apocryphal, story, when Wayne delivered his line for the first time, director George Stevens cut the action and told Wayne: "You're referring to the Son of God here, Duke. You've got to deliver the line with a little more awe." Whereupon Wayne announced on the next take: "Aw, truly this was the Son of God."

Source: Hollywood Anecdotes, written by Paul Boller and Ronald Davis

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