The Alamo (2004 film) Quotes

The Alamo (2004 film) is a TV program that appeared on TV in 1970 . The Alamo ended in 1970.

It features Ron Howard as producer, Carter Burwell in charge of musical score, and Dean Semler as head of cinematography.

The Alamo (2004 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Alamo (2004 film) is 137 minutes long. The Alamo (2004 film) is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

The cast includes: Billy Bob Thornton as David Crockett, Patrick Wilson as William Travis, Jason Patric as James Bowie, Emilio Echevarría as Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana, Billy Bob Thornton as Davy Crockett, Kevin Page as Micajah Autry, Dennis Quaid as Sam Houston, Jordi Mollà as Juan Seguin, Billy Bob Thornton as Crockett, and Dennis Quaid as Sam.

The Alamo (2004 film) Quotes

Dennis Quaid as Sam Houston

• (Dennis Quaid) "You will remember this battle. Each minute. Each second. Until the day that you die. But that is for tomorrow, gentlemen. For today, Remember The Alamo."

• (Dennis Quaid) "Ain't bad enough we got to fetch 'em the water, now we got to find it for 'em too."

• (Dennis Quaid) "In 1815, Napoleon escaped from Elba. He moved swiftly to consolidate before the Grand Alliance could move against him. Wellington, with fewer men, retreated ahead of Napoleon, forcing Napoleon to chase him through Belgium. Wellington had a vision of a battlefield, he did not know where it was, but he knew he would know it when he saw it. He continued moving waiting for that ground and for Napoleon to make a mistake. Gentlemen, I do not consider myself to be Wellington; Santa Ana, however, considers himself to be Napoleon; the Napoleon of the West. I will continue to retreat gentlemen, until I find the ground in my vision and, when Santa Ana makes his mistake, I will attack."

• (Dennis Quaid) "I called him a 'catamite'; that's one step up from 'assistant pederast'."

• (Dennis Quaid) "Captain Seguin, your men will remain behind to guard the camp. Things will get confusing out there with men shooting any Mexican they see."
• (Jordi Mollà) "General Houston; you ordered me to stay here and I obeyed. This is our fight too."
• (Dennis Quaid) "Very well. Join Sherman on the left."

• (Dennis Quaid) "No. You'll settle for blood. I want Texas."

Patrick Wilson as William Travis

• (Patrick Wilson) "Take that ball to Captain Dickinson. We can reuse it."
• (Sgt. William Ward) "You'll be picking that up yourself."

• (Patrick Wilson) "Colonel Bowie, I understand that you plan to remove the cannon from this fort and take them to General Houston. I advise you not to do it; they are needed here."
• (Jason Patric) "Where did you hear that, Buck?"
• (Patrick Wilson) "Men tend to talk when they drink; your men tend to drink."
• (Jason Patric) "I will do as I have been commanded; as for what that is, I will discuss it further with Col. Jamison."
• (Patrick Wilson) "Col. Jamison has left the fort on personal business; he left me in command."
• (Jason Patric) "Whooee, that is a rapid rise, Billy. We better break out the long pants."

• (Patrick Wilson) "Colonel, I became a little heated with you in front of your men. It was ill-advised and not terribly professional."
• (Jason Patric) "Don't worry about it. Most of my men didn't even understand the words you were using."

• (Patrick Wilson) "Their response?"
• (Jason Patric) "s***."
• (Jason Patric) "Surrender at discretion -- Buck."
• (Patrick Wilson) "Perhaps, Colonel, they'll only execute the officers."
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "I think we all just got promoted."

• (Patrick Wilson) "In a few days, all of Texas will know of our situation."
• (Jason Patric) "Tell me, Buck, in Alabama, precisely how many is "a few"?"

• (Patrick Wilson) "One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name."

• (Patrick Wilson) "I have here pieces of paper, letters from politicians and generals, but no indication of when, or if help will arrive. Letters not worth the ink committed to them. I fear that no one is coming. Texas has been a second chance for me. I expect that might be true for many of you as well. It has been a chance not only for land and riches, but also to be a different man. I hope a better one. There have been many ideas brought for in the past few months of what Texas is, and what it should become. We are not all in agreement. But I'd like to ask each of you what it is you value so highly that you are willing to fight and possibly die for. We will call that Texas. The Mexican army hopes to lure us into attempting escape. Almost anything seems better than remaining in this place, penned up. If, however, we force the enemy to attack, I believe every one of you will prove himself worth ten in return. We will not only show the world what patriots are made of, but we will also deal a crippling blow to the army of Santa Anna. If anyone wishes to depart under the white flag of surrender, you may do so now. You have that right. But if you wish to stay here with me in the Alamo, we will sell our lives dearly."

• (Patrick Wilson) "I will guard it with my life, sir."

Jordi Mollà as Juan Seguin

• (Jordi Mollà) "Davy, you said you wanted to see him. There he is: The Napoleon of the West."
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "Which one?"
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "That's Santa Anna?"
• (Jordi Mollà) "Yeah."
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "He's quite the peacock, ain't he?"
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "Wind kicked up."

• (Jordi Mollà) "They are gonna want you humble, General."
• (Dennis Quaid) "I humble myself before God and there the list ends."

Billy Bob Thornton as David Crockett

• (Billy Bob Thornton) "We're gonna need a lot more men."

• (Billy Bob Thornton) "No, I'm with you fellers, not above you."

• (Billy Bob Thornton) "What are you sellin', Sam?"
• (Dennis Quaid) "Something a certain congressman might need in the future."
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "Are you sellin' rocking chairs, Sam?"
• (Dennis Quaid) "I'm selling Texas."
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "Now, what would I want with Norte Mexico?"

• (Issac Millsaps) "So, Davy, all your Indian fightin' -- you ever get into a scrape like this?"
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "I was never in but one real scrape in my life, fella."
• (Issac Millsaps) "Yeah, but you was in the Red Stick war."
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "Yeah, it's true, I was in that. I sure was. I was just about your age when it broke out. The Creeks, uh, boxed up about 400 or 500 people at Fort Mims and, uh, massacred every one of 'em. 'Course this was big news around those parts, so I up and joined the volunteers. I did a little scoutin', but mostly I, I just fetched in venison for the cook fire, things of that nature. Well, we caught up with those redskins at Tallushatchee, surrounded the village, come in from all directions. Wasn't much of a fight, really. We just shot 'em down like dogs. Finally -- what Injuns was left, they crowded into this little cabin. They wanted to surrender -- but this squaw, she loosed an arrow and killed one of the fellas, and then we shot her, And then we set the cabin on fire. We could hear 'em screamin' for their gods in there. We smelled 'em burnin'. We'd had nary to eat but parched corn since October. And the next day, when we dug through the ashes, we found some potaters from the cellar. They'd been cooked by that grease that run off them Indians. And we ate till we nearly burst. Since then -- you pass the taters and I pass 'em right back."

• (Billy Bob Thornton) "Excuse me, Colonel; we got quite a mare's nest out here. You might want to come out and see."
• (Patrick Wilson) "I have to get these dispatches out while there is still time. You can help me place the men, colonel. You and your men will defend the palisade on the west wall."
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "By 'palisade', you mean that little bunch of sticks out there?"
• (Patrick Wilson) "Would you prefer another assignment?"
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "Uh, no, no; that was the one I was gonna put in for."

• (Billy Bob Thornton) "I told them, 'You can go to Hell, I'm goin' to Texas.'"

• (Billy Bob Thornton) "You tell the general I'm willing to discuss the terms of surrender. You tell him; if he'll order his men to put down their weapons and line up, I'll take them to Sam Houston and I'll try my best to save most of them. That said; Sam's a mite twitchy, so no promises."

• (Billy Bob Thornton) "Are you Santa Ana?"
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "I thought he'd be taller."

• (Billy Bob Thornton) "It's amazing what a little harmony will do."

• (Billy Bob Thornton) "If it was just me, simple old David from Tennessee, I might drop over that wall some night, take my chances. But that Davy Crockett feller -- they're all watchin' him."

• (Billy Bob Thornton) "That knife fight you got into, sand bar in Natchez. It was the one that got you written up. That all true?"
• (Jason Patric) "You believe everything you read now?"
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "I didn't read it, I heard it. And the way I heard it he put a swordcane and two shots in you."
• (Jason Patric) "I don't remember."
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "Figure ol' Sam will be here pretty soon. When he gets here we'll have a good ol' time."
• (Jason Patric) "It was there shots. Sword came through my lung and went through my hand, and then I cut his heart out. Those ain't bears out there. Do you understand that -- Davy?"

• (Billy Bob Thornton) "I wanna warn you all, I'm a screamer --"

Emilio Echevarría as Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

• (General Castrillon) "Houston is less than two miles away."
• (Emilio Echevarría) "We will break camp and chase the coward."
• (General Castrillon) "He's not running. He's on his way here."

• (Emilio Echevarría) "Move this battery forward."
• (Unnamed) "Excelencia, with all due respect for your safety, Davy Crockett is in the Alamo."

• (General Castrillon) "Our twelve pound cannon arrives tomorrow. Why sacrifice our soldiers trying to take a wall that can be demolished?"
• (Emilio Echevarría) "General Castrillon, what are the lives of soldiers but so many chickens?"

• (Emilio Echevarría) "Without blood, without tears, there's no glory."

Jason Patric as James Bowie

• (Jason Patric) "What happened to your cap? Crawl away?"
• (Billy Bob Thornton) "No, I only wear it when it's extra cold. The truth is, I only started wearing that thing -- because of that fella in that play they did about me. People expect things."

• (Jason Patric) "Sometimes -- it's just the way you say things, Travis. That's all. I swear to God."

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