Daniel Hackett Quotes in Tall Tale (1995)

Daniel Hackett: Pa, Pecos Bill ain't real.

Jonas Hackett: He's out there... where there's still enough elbow room for a man to wander. He's out there... where the land is still young and wild. You don't believe me? I swear to you by the code of the West, Pecos Bill is as real as you and me. Now, you know the Code of the West don't you?

Daniel Hackett: Yeah, Pa, I know.

Jonas Hackett: Respect the land, defend the defenseless and don't never spit in front of women and children.

Daniel Hackett: Somebody has to do something.

Pecos Bill: We came to say goodbye, Daniel.

Daniel Hackett: I knew you would.

Daniel Hackett: Pecos, don't go!

Pecos Bill: Don't worry about it! You can handle things from here!

Daniel Hackett: Who are you?

Pecos Bill: I'm a ring-tailed roarer. I can draw faster, shoot straighter, ride harder and drink longer than any man alive. I ride cyclones and I wrestle...

Daniel Hackett: You got a name, don't you?

Pecos Bill: I'm getting' to that. I'm the rip-snortinest cowboy that ever rode north, south, east or west of the Rio Grande. I'm Pecos Bill.