Orson Welles
(as Will Varner)
Will Varner:
Can't teach an old dog new tricks, but you sure can teach a young willing puppy just about anything.
Orson Welles
(as Will Varner)
Will Varner:
Do you know what Quick means in this county? Hellfire. Ashes and char. Flame follows that man around like a dog. He's a barn burner.
Orson Welles
(as Will Varner)
Paul Newman
(as Ben Quick)
Paul Newman
(as Ben Quick)
Will Varner:
I got influence. I'll dog you, boy, wherever you go. I'll break you.
Ben: No, you won't. You'll miss me.
Ben: No, you won't. You'll miss me.
Orson Welles
(as Will Varner)
Will Varner:
I was young myself once. I used to hide in the greenery and hoot and bellow.
Clara: I'll bet you did. I'll bet you stayed longest and yelled loudest.
Will Varner: Your mama listened.
Clara: I'll bet you did. I'll bet you stayed longest and yelled loudest.
Will Varner: Your mama listened.
Orson Welles
(as Will Varner)
Orson Welles
(as Will Varner)
Will Varner:
I've been watching you. I like your push, yes. I like your style. I like your brass. It ain't too dissimilar from the way I operate.
Orson Welles
(as Will Varner)
Will Varner:
Listen, I'm gonna get me some man in the Varner family, some good strong strappin' man Varners. That's what I want, Varners and more Varners. Yeah, more Varners still. Enough Varners to infest the countryside. I'm gonna see that happen, sister, before I die. I'm gonna accomplish that, yes ma'am, by means of that Quick, that big stud horse.
Orson Welles
(as Will Varner)
