Turner:
You did hear what the man said...
Tennessee: If I heard him, I might have to kill him.
--John Payne (as ) in Tennessee's Partner
Tennessee: If I heard him, I might have to kill him.
--John Payne (as ) in Tennessee's Partner
Ernie Driscoll:
There are worse things than murder. You can kill someone an inch at a time.
--John Payne (as ) in 99 River Street
--John Payne (as ) in 99 River Street
Fred Gailey:
Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to. Don't you see? It's not just Kris that's on trial, it's everything he stands for. It's kindness and joy and love and all the other intangibles.
--John Payne (as Fred Gailey) in Miracle on 34th Street
--John Payne (as Fred Gailey) in Miracle on 34th Street
Fred Gailey:
Look Doris, someday you're going to find that your way of facing this realistic world just doesn't work. And when you do, don't overlook those lovely intangibles. You'll discover those are the only things that are worthwhile.
--John Payne (as Fred Gailey) in Miracle on 34th Street
--John Payne (as Fred Gailey) in Miracle on 34th Street
Fred:
That baseball player sure looks like a giant to me.
Susan: Sometimes people grow very large, but that's abnormal.
Fred: I'll bet your mother told you that, too.
--John Payne (as Fred Gailey) in Miracle on 34th Street
Susan: Sometimes people grow very large, but that's abnormal.
Fred: I'll bet your mother told you that, too.
--John Payne (as Fred Gailey) in Miracle on 34th Street
Jay Williams:
You Cubans are supposed to be experts at romance.
--John Payne (as Jay Williams) in Week-End in Havana
--John Payne (as Jay Williams) in Week-End in Havana
Joe Rolfe:
I know a sure cure for a nosebleed: a cold knife in the middle of the back.
--John Payne (as Joe Rolfe) in Kansas City Confidential
--John Payne (as Joe Rolfe) in Kansas City Confidential
Mike Cormack:
I've been beaten, badgered, hit over the head, and mixed up in three killings, and believe me, I'm going to find out why.
--John Payne (as Mike Cormack) in Hell's Island
--John Payne (as Mike Cormack) in Hell's Island
Tennessee:
Honey, I never could wait for anything, you know that. Especially trouble.
--John Payne (as ) in Tennessee's Partner
--John Payne (as ) in Tennessee's Partner
[Prologue]
Bill Mayhew: In the old days of the west, the big cattle spreads had spring and fall round-ups. Then the steers to be sold became a trail herd pointed to the nearest railhead often hundreds of miles away. The trail was sometimes tough with rain, wind and snow.
--John Payne (as ) in The Road to Denver
Bill Mayhew: In the old days of the west, the big cattle spreads had spring and fall round-ups. Then the steers to be sold became a trail herd pointed to the nearest railhead often hundreds of miles away. The trail was sometimes tough with rain, wind and snow.
--John Payne (as ) in The Road to Denver
