Sam Elliott movie quotes

“- Lt. Col. Hal Moore: I wonder what was going through Custer's mind when he realized that he'd led his men into a slaughter?
- Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley: Sir, Custer was a pussy. You ain't.”
Mel Gibson - Lt. Col. Hal Moore
Sam Elliott - Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

“- Sgt. Ernie Savage: Beautiful morning, Sergeant!
- Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley: What are you a fucking weatherman now?”
Ryan Hurst - Sgt. Ernie Savage
Sam Elliott - Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

“- Lt. Col. Hal Moore: I think you oughta get yourself an M-16.
- Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley: Sir, if the time comes I need one, there'll be plenty lying on the ground.”
Mel Gibson - Lt. Col. Hal Moore
Sam Elliott - Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

If any of you sons of bitches calls me “grandpa”, I'll kill you.
Sam Elliott - Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley

“- Young Cowboy: You're a hard man, Conagher.
- Conn Conagher: It's a hard country, kid.”
Sam Elliott - Conn Conagher

“I'll get all the sleep I need when I'm dead.”
Sam Elliott - Wade Garrett

“Takes nerve to bring up a boy when a woman's alone.”
Sam Elliott - Conn Conagher

“- Bobby: If I was no good, why did you steal my fucking voice? Huh?
- Jack: Cause you had nothing to fucking say.”
Sam Elliott - Bobby
Bradley Cooper - Jack

“- Frederick Funston: These are insurrectos! And I'm Major Funston! You killed some of my men!
- Capt. Bucky O'Neil: Major Funston! I can't take it back. We're all going the same place, now let's get there together!”

Pablo Espinosa - Frederick Funston
Sam Elliott - Capt. Bucky O'Neil

“The people of this nation can stomach quite a bit. But the one thing they can't stomach is the image of a vice president with a mouthful of cock.”
Sam Elliott - Kermit Newman

“I met the love of my life... only I killed her dog before I got the chance to tell her.”
Sam Elliott - Richie Marks

“Any man that's got the guts to sell his soul for love has got the power to change the world. You didn't do it for greed, you did it for the right reason. Maybe that puts God on your side.”

Sam Elliott - Caretaker

“It's said that the West was built on legends. And that legends are a way of understanding things greater than ourselves. Forces that shape our lives, events that defy explanation. Individuals whose lives soar to the heavens or fall to the earth. This is how legends are born.”
Sam Elliott - Caretaker

“- Johnny McGivern: Why didn't you draw on Kiowa?
- Conn Conagher: You mean, was I afraid? Staples didn't need killing. He needed to be taught a lesson.
- Johnny McGivern: He'd had killed you if he had the chance.
- Conn Conagher: He might have. But I'll tell you something, kid. Any man who kills when he could do otherwise is crazy. Just plumb...” (continue)(continue reading)
Sam Elliott - Conn Conagher

“I want something embarassing! Something sexual! Little boys, midgets, that sort of thing! Cows! I don't give a goddamn!”

Sam Elliott - Kermit Newman

Mr. Lebowski called himself "The Dude". Now, "Dude" - that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense. And a lot about where he lived, likewise.
Sam Elliott - The Stranger

“I haven't given up my faith in the law, it's justice I'm having some doubts about.”
Sam Elliott - Cal Dexter

“Hugh Grant is the main man. He's the number one romantic comedy man in the world.”
Sam Elliott On Hugh Grant

“Any of these Vietnam vets that have been there and know the deal, they don't feel that any Hollywood endeavor about the Vietnam era has ever gotten it right yet.”
Sam Elliott

“I was single-minded on what I wanted to do since I was like nine or ten.”
Sam Elliott

“God knows I made my share of mistakes. I've been trying to make them right ever since. All I can do is hope he sees fit to give me a second chance.”
Sam Elliott - Caretaker

“My dignity isn't for sale Nick Naylor. It's not an offer, it's a gift the taxes have all been paid you get to keep it no matter what you do, the idea is your guilt will prevent you from bad mouthing us.”

Sam Elliott - Lorne Lutch

“A strong man stands up for himself, a stronger man stands up for others.”
Sam Elliott - Ben the Cow

“To the officers: may we all be killed, wounded or promoted.”
Sam Elliott - Capt. Bucky O'Neil

“- Henry Nash: Captain, hadn't you better get down?
- Capt. Bucky O'Neil: There ain't a Spanish bullet made that can kill me!”
Brad Johnson - Henry Nash
Sam Elliott - Capt. Bucky O'Neil