Maverick (TV Series)
Ghost Rider (1957)
James Garner: Bret Maverick
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Quotes
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[first lines]
Player : Six, seven, eight, nine, three thousand.
Bret Maverick : Thank you, gentlemen. I'll give you a chance to get it back tomorrow.
Player : I admire you, Mister. If I knew how to quit when I was ahead, I'd be a rich man.
Bret Maverick : You're ahead when you've won ten cents.
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The Kid : You got three thousand dollars. I want it.
Bret Maverick : I advise you not to do it, son. Three thousand dollars is a lot of money, but it won't bring you happiness. Not when it's my three thousand.
The Kid : I'll give it a try. Let's have it.
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Bret Maverick : It won't take me long to find you, kid. So take real good care of my money.
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[the Kid was killed in a saloon shootout]
Sideburns : I can't stand a poor loser.
Bret Maverick : He lost, huh?
Poker Player in Black Hat : Mm-hmm.
Bret Maverick : How much did he lose?
Poker Player in Black Hat : Oh, heck, he must have lost nigh onto three thousand dollars. Everybody in town's got part of that money.
Bret Maverick : That's a heart-breaking thing.
Poker Player in Black Hat : Was he a friend of yours?
Bret Maverick : No, but the money was.
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Barfly : Undertaker has to make a living just like everybody else.
Bret Maverick : Oh, you folks are getting me wrong, I'm all for a fellow making a living... as long as his living doesn't interfere with mine.
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[last lines]
Sideburns : We always let newcomers have first deal.
Bret Maverick : Well, thank you. Now, let me see if I've got this right. Uh, each player gets five cards, right?
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Sideburns : I don't suppose you're a poker playin' man?
Bret Maverick : Well, I've always meant to try it once.
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Bret Maverick : I'm just a plain ol' innocent bystander
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Sideburns : If we had hung ya, it sure would've been a joke on us.
Bret Maverick : Yeah, wouldn't it though? I'd have died laughing.