Silverado (1985)
Brian Dennehy: Cobb
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Quotes
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Cobb : We're gonna give you a fair trial, followed by a first class hanging.
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Stella : From what I've seen, Paden doesn't seem to care about money.
Cobb : Ha! Paden doesn't seem to care about anything, except he does. You just can never tell what it's going to be. Howdy, Mr. Slick.
Slick : Sheriff.
Cobb : Let me tell you about your friend Paden. A long time ago, me, Paden, Tyree, and a couple of other fellas did a lot of riding together. On business, and business was pretty good. We moved around a lot, the way you have to in that line of work. Somewhere along the way, we picked up this dog. One of us took to feeding it, so it followed us everywhere. Well, one day we're leaving this little Missouri town, in kind of a hurry with a bunch of the locals hot on our tail. Somehow this dog got tied up with Tyree's horse. Tyree went flyin'.
[laughs]
Cobb : Well, Tyree was pretty mad when he got up, and, being Tyree, he shot the dog. Didn't kill him, though. The next thing you know, Paden's down off his horse, and he's holdin' this dog, sayin' we should go on without him. I thought he was kidding, except he wasn't. Tyree was ready to plug 'em both - all this with the posse ridin' down on us.
[Paden has entered]
Cobb : I thought we were pals after all that riding we did together. All of a sudden he's worried about some mutt. Well, we did like he asked. We left him, and he went to jail for a dog. You want to hear the funny part? Paden didn't even like that damn dog.
Paden : It evened out in the end. They locked me up; the dog sprung me.
[Cobb laughs]
Stella : Where's the dog now?
Paden : He left me.
Cobb : C'mon, Paden... I'll buy you a drink.
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Cobb : [Cobb and Paden meet Tyree as he's being released from jail] Hey, Tyree, look who's here. Our old riding buddy. I invited Paden to join us, but he's not havin' any.
[laughs]
Tyree : [Tyree gets on his horse and rides up to Paden] Where's the dog?
Cobb : [to Paden] You owe me thirteen dollars. Yah!
[rides away with Tyree and others]
Paden : Thirteen. Bad luck.
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Cobb : You know, Paden, part of what makes this work is me doing my job.
[points to his sheriff's badge]
Cobb : Those fellas you came into town with are causin' some trouble. It's gonna take some straightenin' out. I just want you to know it's got nothin' to do with us.
Paden : What is it you want from me?
Cobb : Nothin'. Do nothin'. Don't get between us.
Paden : I'm a great believer in doin' nothin'.
Cobb : We understand each other then?
Paden : Don't worry about me. If you're taking on Emmett, the LAST place I want to be is between you.
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Kelly : [Kelly approaches Cobb near a table where Paden, Emmett and Stella are seated] You wanted to see me?
Cobb : Kelly, we're gonna make... an adjustment. I wanted you to be here when I offered Paden your job. I think he could do it without gettin' greedy. Stella and I are tired of you skimmin' our profits.
Kelly : [forced laugh] What are you talkin' about?
Cobb : I'm done talkin', Kelly. Get out.
Kelly : You can't do this.
Cobb : [smiling] Really?
[without warning, Cobb punches Kelly in the stomach, then grabs him, hurls him out of the saloon, and calmly walks back to the table]
Cobb : How 'bout it, Paden? Want the job?
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[Sheriff Cobb has just found two of his men dead in the jail]
Cobb : Get Kyle and Dusty over here. And keep your eyes open! I'm runnin' out of deputies.
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Shopkeeper : What's goin' on, sheriff?
Cobb : Hide and watch.
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[Cobb gives Paden his first amount of wages from the saloon]
Paden : This is a lot of money.
Cobb : Told you this was a sweet setup.
Paden : It is that.
Cobb : Maybe you could run it without Stella.
Paden : This is her life. I'll go before she does.
Cobb : Easy, boy. Just a suggestion.
Paden : Yeah, well, thanks but forget it.
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McKendrick : It never should have got this far Cobb.
Cobb : This is as far as it's going.
McKendrick : Well I'll do my part, but you better watch your ass. These guys will shoot it off.
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Cobb : [to Paden] I'm trying to save you from yourself. Don't change your luck.
