Tied for 5th most-quoted character in Unforgiven (1992): in 3 of its 38 quotes
Most scenes with: Little Bill Daggett (2)
Scenes with W.W. Beauchamp
3 scenes
[telling the real story of English Bob's gunfight]
Well, that bullet whizzin' by panicked Corky, an' he done the wrong thing! Pulled his gun in such a damn hurry he shot off his own toe. Meantime, Bob aims good and squeezes off another... but he's still so damned drunk he misses an' hits this thousand dollar mirror behind the bar.
Well, now the Duck of Death is as good as dead 'cause this time Corky does it right an' aims real good, no hurry... Bam! That Walker Colt blew up in his hand... which was a failing common to that model. Now if Corky would have really had two guns instead of just a big dick he could have defended himself to the end.
W.W. Beauchamp You mean Bob shot him after his hand had been...
Well he wasn't gonna wait for Corky to grow a new hand. He walked over real close, 'cause he was drunk, an' shot him [makes popping sound] right through the liver.
W.W. Beauchamp Who'd you kill first? Was it Little Bill? When confronted by superior numbers, an experienced gunfighter will *always* fire on the best shot first.
W.W. Beauchamp [Nods]
I was lucky in the order, but I've always been lucky when it comes to killin' folks.
W.W. Beauchamp So, Corky was actually quicker on the draw than the D— than English Bob?
Quicker was his whole damn problem. If he hadn't been in such a hurry, he wouldn't have shot his own toe off. Look son, being a good shot, being quick with a pistol, that don't do no harm, but it don't mean much next to being cool-headed. A man who will keep his head and not get rattled under fire, like as not, he'll kill you. Look here. [stands and draws his gun] That's about as fast as I can draw, and aim, and hit anything more than ten feet away, 'less it's a barn.
Beauchamp But if he doesn't miss?
Then he'll kill you. [chuckles] Yeah, that's why there's so few dangerous men around like old Bob, like me. It ain't so easy to shoot a man anyhow, especially if the son-of-a-bitch is shootin' back at you. I mean, that'll just flat rattle some folks.
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