The Quick and the Dead

"Some people deserve to die."

"You stole my life."

"Am I fast, or is Sweden just a very small place? Tell me now!"

"[Showing off guns for sale in his shop] This here's the Eagle Butt Peacemaker. Solid ivory handle, Mexican emblem. Only thirty of these ever made. This is the, uh, customized Remington New Model Army .44. It's probably more accurate than your Colt. I had the wooden handles removed and replaced with solid silver. Used with great success on, um, thirty-s...naw, thirty-five bank robberies by its late owner. And this? This is the best help a man can get. The Smith and Wesson Schofield .45. Just meat and potatoes. Me and Jesse James think it's the best handgun in the world. I had the trigger guard removed, it saves drawin' time. Don't ever wear it when you're drunk, or you'll kill your feet."

"Is it possible? Is it possible to improve on perfection?"

"The gunfight is in the head, not the hands."

"Shit, that was fast."

"The rules say you have to accept every challenge. You got a problem with that, scuttle your butt out of town."

"You must be the fastest gun in the west. That or the biggest liar!"

"[After shooting and wounding Cantrell] I'm confused. All I hear from you, you spineless cowards, is how poor you are; how you can't afford my taxes, my protection. And yet somehow, you've all managed to find the money to hire a professional gunfighter to kill me. [Shoots the gun on Cantrell's belt before he can draw it] Where's all this money coming from? What am I to think? If you got so much to spare, I'm just gonna have to take some more off you. Because you clearly haven't got the message! This is my town! If you live to see the dawn, it's because I allow it! I'm in charge of everything! I decide who lives or who dies! [Cantrell raises his gun; Herod kills him with a headshot] Your gunfighter's dead. Old news."

"Like I always say – put a fox in the henhouse and you'll have chicken for dinner every time."

"[To Ellen, during dinner] My father was a judge. That surprised you. He used to make my mother and me watch people being hanged, for our improvement. One day, he said there was too much bad in this world. He took a bullet, put it in his gun, spun the chamber, and took it in turns clicking it at each of us – [chuckles bitterly] – until he finally blew the back of his head off with the final click. Understand this. There is nothing on this earth that frightens me now. Nothing."

"There's a click before the strike. Listen to the clock."

"Sorry, John. Changed the rules. From now on, all the fights are fair."

"Dog Kelly: I am going to kill you, bitch!"

"Townsman: We're gonna have to bury this old man deep. He stinks something awful."

"Ratsy: [throwing Cort into The Kid's gun shop] And that concludes the lessons for the day."

"Spotted Horse: [showing off old gunshot wounds] Spotted Horse cannot be killed by a bullet! See! I've taken four bullets in my arm, three in my left leg, one in my right, and two bullets in the back. Another bullet went through my lip. Another bullet went through my left foot. And another bullet went into my head today, here, and has not even come out yet!"

"Think you're quick enough?"

"The Wild West just got a little wilder."

"In this town, you're either one or the other."

"You can't ignore her. You can't beat her. You can't resist her. You can't win."

"Sharon Stone – Ellen ("The Lady")"

"Gene Hackman – John Herod"

"Russell Crowe – Cort"

"Leonardo DiCaprio – Fee "The Kid" Herod"

"Tobin Bell – Dog Kelly"

"Kevin Conway – Eugene Dred"

"Keith David – Sgt. Cantrell"

"Lance Henriksen – Ace Hanlon"

"Sven-Ole Thorsen - Gutzon"

"Pat Hingle – Horace"

"Mark Boone Jr. – Scars"

"Raynor Scheine – Ratsy"

"Bruce Campbell – Shemp"