The Tin Star Quotes
Morg Hickman: A decent man doesn't want to kill, but if you're gonna shoot, you shoot to kill.
Sheriff Ben Owens: How about hittin' them in the arm?
Morg Hickman: That hokey-pokey'll get you killed fast. There're a lot of guys bragging about shooting a gun out of somebody's hand. They're lying. They shot to kill. A wounded man can still kill you.
Sheriff Ben Owens: *You* did it.
Morg Hickman: Huh?
Sheriff Ben Owens: With Bogardus. You hit his gun.
Morg Hickman: That wasn't my fight, that was yours. I could take a chance.
Sheriff Ben Owens: What if you missed?
Morg Hickman: Aw, he'd have killed you, or I'd have had to kill him.
Sheriff Ben Owens: How about hittin' them in the arm?
Morg Hickman: That hokey-pokey'll get you killed fast. There're a lot of guys bragging about shooting a gun out of somebody's hand. They're lying. They shot to kill. A wounded man can still kill you.
Sheriff Ben Owens: *You* did it.
Morg Hickman: Huh?
Sheriff Ben Owens: With Bogardus. You hit his gun.
Morg Hickman: That wasn't my fight, that was yours. I could take a chance.
Sheriff Ben Owens: What if you missed?
Morg Hickman: Aw, he'd have killed you, or I'd have had to kill him.
Movie: The Tin Star
Morg Hickman: You got a bone to pick with the freight company, not with me. They put a hunk of money on Jameson's head. He robbed the freight office, killed the agent. Wanted him dead or alive, which is kind of a hint sounds like to me.
Dr. Jacob Joseph 'Doc' McCord: [as Morg enters from the street] Well, here's a man walks through the nettle patch, picks all the flowers for himself.
Millie Parker: [walking away from him] I have no use for bounty hunters.
Morg Hickman: [ironically] Well, that makes it unanimous.
Dr. Jacob Joseph 'Doc' McCord: Miss Parker's father was sheriff here for 20 years. If you find it a little chilly in here, you can wait outside.
Morg Hickman: I don't mind the chill - I'm after money.
Dr. Jacob Joseph 'Doc' McCord: [as Morg enters from the street] Well, here's a man walks through the nettle patch, picks all the flowers for himself.
Millie Parker: [walking away from him] I have no use for bounty hunters.
Morg Hickman: [ironically] Well, that makes it unanimous.
Dr. Jacob Joseph 'Doc' McCord: Miss Parker's father was sheriff here for 20 years. If you find it a little chilly in here, you can wait outside.
Morg Hickman: I don't mind the chill - I'm after money.
Movie: The Tin Star
Sheriff Ben Owens: You notice everything, don't you?
Morg Hickman: I notice you're wearing your guns too low.
Sheriff Ben Owens: That's where Sheriff Parker wore his.
Morg Hickman: Parker's dead.
Morg Hickman: I notice you're wearing your guns too low.
Sheriff Ben Owens: That's where Sheriff Parker wore his.
Morg Hickman: Parker's dead.
Movie: The Tin Star