This is just a sampling of great movie western lines. I would be up all night digging them all up and I can't do that two nights in a row. Now, if you'd like to share some of your favorite quotes in the comments, I reckon I'd be right grateful.
"They're making me run. I've never run from anybody before."Will Kane, High Noon (1952)
In some ways, High Noon is the Hamlet of westerns. It has been quoted, excerpted and paid homage to so many times, you don't have to watch the movie to recognize it.
Paul Regret: It would make me sad also.
Comancheros (1961)
Comancheros is one of my all time favorite John Wayne movies largely because of the banter between the two main characters.
“You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.”
The Man with No Name, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. (1966)
Lili Von Shtupp, Blazing Saddles (1974)
What can I say? I love Madeline Kahn and Blazing Saddles. (I've been known to sing "I'm Tired" in the shower.)
John Wayne when filming his last movie The Shootist (1976)
Not a movie line but so characteristic of The Duke that I couldn't resist including it.
Sheriff Cobb, Silverado (1985)
It came a big shock to me when I discovered that Silverado was a bona fide western and not a spoof. The trailers made it seem more like a comedy, perhaps because most movie-goers hadn't seen a real western in years.
Will Munny, Unforgiven (1992)
Mattie Ross, True Grit (2010)
Anna: You're a good sheep farmer!
Albert: Oh my god, please! I suck at sheep. Louise was right, I can't keep track of them. There was a sheep in the whorehouse the last week.
Anna: Really?
Albert: Yeah. Wandered in there, and then when I went to pick it up, somehow it had made 20 dollars.
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
What are your favorite lines?
