Western Quotes

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“When in doubt, make a western.”

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

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

“The West was made by violent, simple men.”

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

“Hi-Yo, Silver! Away!”