Maverick (TV Series)

Point Blank (1957)

James Garner: Bret Maverick

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Quotes 

• Wes Corwin : Maverick. You've got ten minutes to get out of this town.

  Bret Maverick : Sheriff, I've got out of towns this size in five minutes.

• Mike Brill : Feel like eatin'?

  Bret Maverick : Mm. Not unless you carry a line of free food.

  Mike Brill : Down on your luck, huh?

  Bret Maverick : No, just broke. And there's quite a difference.

• Bret Maverick : By the way, I don't cheat at cards. I don't have to. There's no one easier to beat than a card sharp, if you know his twists. and in most games, there's usually one.

• Bret Maverick : Now, what's a pretty girl like that doing in Bent Fork?

  Wes Corwin : What's a drifter like you wanna know for?

• Molly Gleason : Well, Bret, whatever made you become a...?

  Bret Maverick : Drifter?

  Molly Gleason : Heh, Drifter.

  Bret Maverick : Well, it's a long story. I keep on the move because I'm looking for a man. Sometimes, I'm afraid I might find him. Have to settle down.

• Bret Maverick : Now, you boys say I cost you a lot of money. All right, maybe I did. But I can show you how you can get it all back. And a lot more to keep it company. Interested?

• Bret Maverick : Well, I may decide to stay. Most jails, the waiter has his thumb in the soup and needs a shave.

• [last lines] 

  Bret Maverick : Mr. Nelson parted with a small reward. Here, take it, Molly. Between you, a good lawyer and a jury of cowhands, you won't be away too long. Here, take it. When it's over, there'll be enough of that left to make a fresh start. Maybe by then, you'll realize that the best chance you'll ever have is right her in Bent Forks. I think you know his name. Goodbye.

  Molly Gleason : [softly]  Bye, Bret.

• Mike Brill : Well, there's ten dollars here, you only took him for five.

  Bret Maverick : I got a delicate conscience.

• Bret Maverick : Lady, I never worry about anything.

• Fletcher : You cost us an awful lotta money, mister - plus two hundred dollars we had to pay out in bail. Now just what do you figure we oughta do about it?

  Bret Maverick : You're holdin' the gun.

  Fletcher : And that counts a lot.

• Mike Brill : Feel like eatin'?

  Bret Maverick : Not unless you carry a line of free food.

• Bret Maverick : Sorry, Molly. I don't know if it's that kiss, or because you're suddenly a puzzle I can't walk away from, but I'm staying a while longer.

• Molly Gleason : Can you wait till tomorrow?

  Bret Maverick : Just barely.