My Darling Clementine (1946) · 18 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in My Darling Clementine (1946): in 7 of its 18 quotes
Most scenes with: Wyatt Earp (5)
Holliday I know all about you and your reason for being here.
Heard a lot about you too, Doc. You left your mark around in Deadwood, Denver and places. In fact, a man could almost follow your trail goin' from graveyard to graveyard.
Holliday There's one here too, biggest graveyard west of the Rockies. Marshals and I usually get along much better when we understand that right away.
Get your meanin' Doc.
Holliday Good.
Holliday Until you catch the rustlers that killed your brother?
That's the general idea.
Holliday What's the specific idea?
I don't follow you quite.
Holliday You haven't taken it into your head to deliver us from all evil?
I hadn't thought of it quite like that, but ain't a bad idea. It's what I'm gettin' paid fer.
Holliday Let's get down to cases, Marshal. I, for instance. How would you handle me if I took a notion to break the law?
You already have.
Holliday For example.
Runnin' that tin-horn out of town. That's none of your business.
Holliday I see we're in opposite camps, Marshal. Draw! [Holliday pulls and **** his gun on Earp.]
Can't. [He opens up his vest to reveal he doesn't wear a gun.]
Holliday We can take care of that easily enough. Mac! [Holliday shouts to the bartender for a gun. Before Mac can do anything, Wyatt's brother - standing behind Holliday - slides a gun down the bar to Wyatt to balance up the sides.]
Brother Morg's gun. [Holliday uncocks his gun and returns it to his holster.] The big one - that's Morg. The other one, that good-lookin' fella, that's my brother Virg. This is Doc Holliday, fellas.
Morg Hi ya, Doc.
Virg Howdy.
Holliday Howdy. Have a drink.
Morg Don't mind if I do, Doc.
It is wonderful to see you again, John. You are pleased that I came...? [Pause] My coming has made you unhappy.
Holliday It was ill advised.
Was it ill advised the way you left Boston?
Holliday How'd you know I was here?
I didn't. Finding you hasn't been easy. Cow camp to cow camp, from one mining town to another. I should think that if nothing more, you'd be at least flattered to have a girl chase you?
Holliday Look Clem, you've got to get out of here...
But I'm not!
Holliday This is no place for your kind of person.
What kind of a person am I, John?
Holliday Please go back home Clem, back where you belong. Forget that you... [Holliday experiences a severe coughing fit]
You're ill, John. So that's the reason you left.
Holliday That has nothing to do with it.
Foolish, foolish John, as if that would have mattered.
Holliday I'll tell you, Clem, the condition of my health has nothing to do with it.
I don't believe you, John.
Holliday Then I'll give you the truth. The man you once knew is no more, there's not a vestige of him left. Nothing! Come, I'll take you back to the hotel.
Please, John. You can't send me away like this. You can't run away from me any more than you can run away from yourself. Now I know why you don't care whether you live or die, why you tried to get yourself killed. Well, I've heard all about you John and you're wrong, so wrong. You have no right to destroy yourself. You have a world of friends back home who love you John, and I love you.
Holliday There's a stage leaving in the morning for the East. Take it. If you don't, I'm moving on.
Very well, John, I'll go.
Holliday From where I'm standing Earp, that tin badge you're wearing doesn't give you the right to stick your nose in my personal affairs.
What's eatin' ya, Doc?
Holliday Why didn't you tell me Miss Carter's here?
She told you why. She wanted to surprise ya.
Holliday Look, Clem, I told you last night to leave Tombstone and go back East. I also told you if you didn't leave, I would.
Hey, Doc. Just a minute, Doc. That's the second time in three days you've been tryin' to run somebody out of town. That's my business. That's what I'm gettin' paid for. Miss Carter or any other decent citizen can stay here just as long as they want to.
Holliday We're through talking, Marshal. My advice to you is start carrying your gun.
That's good advice.
Holliday Chihuahua. Why did you tell the Marshal I gave you this jewelry?
Chihuahua Well, you did, Doc. You gave it to me.
Holliday I never saw this piece of junk before in my life. Who gave it to you?
Chihuahua Well, you can't remember everything you give me, Doc. Sure you did. Don't you remember?
Holliday When?
Chihuahua Two or three days ago. I don't know. What difference does it make?
That bein' the case, Doc, I charge you with the murder of my brother James Earp.
Chihuahua Well, you told me to go away and squall my silly little songs somewhere else. So I came up here and had a good cry. There was a knock at the door and I thought it was you. I opened the door and it was Billy Clanton.
Chihuahua Hi, Doc.
Holliday You're all right. You've been a brave girl.
