Western Quotes

“This ol' hat's the only thing that's kept the sun off my head and the rain off my face.”

“A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.”

“Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!”

“I am a woman of the West, and I will live and die by my own code.”

“If a western is a good western, it's a good film.”

“I think 'Tombstone' is a classic.”

“I think the western is a truly American art form. It's been with us since the beginning of the motion picture.”

“When in doubt, make a western.”

“I'm an old cowhand from the Rio Grande.”

“When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.”

“You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.”

“I've spent my entire career on horseback or on a motorcycle.”

“I've always been a fan of the Western. I grew up with them.”

“I just think that the classic western is a truly American art form.”

“My name's John Ford. I make Westerns.”

“I'm a hunter, and I'm a fisherman, and I'm a rancher, and I'm a Westerner.”

“We made a picture a week, and they weren't all good but they were all Westerns.”

“Every film I've made has been a Western.”

“I think the American Western laid down the rules of cinematic storytelling.”

“I was a kid who grew up watching Westerns. That's what I wanted to do.”