Hondo (film) Quotes

Hondo (film) is a television program that appeared on TV in 1970 . Hondo ended in 1970.

It features Robert M. Fellows as producer, Hugo W. Friedhofer in charge of musical score, and Robert Burks as head of cinematography.

Hondo (film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Hondo (film) is 84 minutes long. Hondo (film) is distributed by Warner Bros..

The cast includes: John Wayne as Hondo Lane, Geraldine Page as Angie Lowe, Ward Bond as Buffalo Baker, Michael Pate as Vittorio, and Rodolfo Acosta as Silva.

Hondo (film) Quotes

John Wayne as Hondo Lane

• (John Wayne) "A man oughta do what he thinks is best."

• (John Wayne) "Before I go, I wanna explain somethin'."
• (Geraldine Page) "Yes?"
• (John Wayne) "It didn't happen in the low way you heard it. I didn't bushwack him"
• (Geraldine Page) "I never for a moment thought you did, but you've killed him."
• (John Wayne) "I didn't have any choice. He cut loose at me."
• (Geraldine Page) "I should have known that. I should have known you were lying to make me think well of you. Poor Ed. I guess he wasn't the sort of man to die well. Sorry now I hated him so much. I guess he couldn't help being weak and selfish."
• (John Wayne) "I just didn't have any choice."
• (Geraldine Page) "I know that."
• (John Wayne) "Are you going to feel differently about me?"
• (Geraldine Page) "No one has any control over the way they feel. I'm never going to change the way I feel about you. But, well what about him?"
• (John Wayne) "Yeah. I guess there's some things that just can't -- He's gonna be a good man. Good spread to his shoulders. Head works, too. The other night after you went to sleep, he crawled up into my bunk and put his arms around my neck. Made me feel kind of funny, like he was dependent on me. A lot of things I'd rather do than this."
• (Geraldine Page) "You're going to tell him?"
• (John Wayne) "If I don't, somebody else will. And I got a belly full of lies."
• (Geraldine Page) "No. Your ranch in California: it's too far for gossip to travel. You and your silly ideals. You think truth is the most important thing."
• (John Wayne) "It's the measure of a man."
• (Geraldine Page) "Well, not for a woman. A man can afford to have noble sentiments and poses, but a woman only has the man she married. That's her truth. And if he's no good, that's still her truth. I married a man who was a liar, a thief and a coward. He was a drunkard and unfaithful. He only married me to get this ranch and then he deserted Johnny and me for good. And that's your fine truth for you. Could I bring Johnny up on that?"
• (John Wayne) "Well, I guess you couldn't."
• (Geraldine Page) "And then you come along and you're good and fine and everything that Ed could never hope to be. And now in your vanity, you want to spoil Johnny's chances and mine."
• (John Wayne) "Varlabania."
• (Geraldine Page) "What?"
• (John Wayne) "When the Indians finish up their squaw-seekin' ceremony, they only say one thing: "Varlabania." It means "forever." Forever."

• (John Wayne) "You baked today. Smell fresh bread on you. And top of that you smell all over like a woman, rich and warm and soft. I could find you in the dark Mrs. Lowe."

• (John Wayne) "Everybody gets dead. It was his turn."

• (John Wayne) "Mrs. Lowe, you're a liar. And an almighty poor liar."
• (Geraldine Page) "I don't understand."
• (John Wayne) "These horses haven't been shod in a couple of months. It's a cinch that ax hasn't had an edge on it in two months. And your tea can; a five-pound tea can in your house; is empty. Your husband's been gone a long time."
• (Geraldine Page) "Now look here, Mr. Lane, I don't think you have any right to talk --"
• (John Wayne) "I'm not talkin' about rights, I'm talkin' about lies. Why'd you lie to me, Mrs Lowe? Were you afraid that maybe you wouldn't be safe here with me with your husband away? That it?"
• (Geraldine Page) "That's partly it."
• (John Wayne) "Women always figure every man comes along wants 'em."

• (John Wayne) "Your coup stick shows many scalps."
• (Rodolfo Acosta) "Yes, many. Soon you."
• (John Wayne) "A man's scalp would look out of place there. You took all yours from squaws, papoose and dogs."
• (John Wayne) "Your lodge should be real proud of you."

• (John Wayne) "That dog don't take to pettin', son."

Geraldine Page as Angie Lowe

• (Geraldine Page) "Anyway, I don't believe a dog can smell Indians. I mean, as different from anyone else. You and me, for instance."
• (John Wayne) "Well they can. As a matter of fact, Indians can smell white people."
• (Geraldine Page) "I don't believe it."
• (John Wayne) "Well it's true. I'm part Indian and I can smell you when I'm downwind of you."
• (Geraldine Page) "That's impossible."
• (John Wayne) "No, it isn't impossible, Mrs. Lowe. You baked today. I can smell fresh bread on you. Sometime today, you cooked with salt pork. Smell that on you, too. You smell all over like soap: you took a bath. And, on top of that, you smell all over like a woman. I could find you in the dark, Mrs. Lowe, and I'm only part Indian."

• (Geraldine Page) "I love you. I suppose I shouldn't have said that with my husband dead so short a time."
• (John Wayne) "I don't guess people's hearts got anything to do with a calendar."
• (Geraldine Page) "You were so wonderful, refusing to lie for Vittorio."
• (John Wayne) "Oh, he was testing me. Indians hate lies. And I guess I got to feelin' the same way, but once in awhile a fella's got to lie if it'll make it easier on someone else."

Michael Pate as Vittorio

• (Michael Pate) "You are Apache. Now, hear me. Pony soldiers are near. Soon will be ford-remembered fight. They will come here first. You will not go with them, white man."
• (John Wayne) "I will not."
• (Michael Pate) "Leader of pony soldiers will question you. You will say you see Apache trailing to the west."
• (John Wayne) "This I will not do."
• (Michael Pate) "You will not?"
• (John Wayne) "I will not."
• (Michael Pate) "You have good man. Treasure him."

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