Thomas Dunson Quotes in Red River (1948)

Thomas Dunson: We brought nothing into this world and it's certain we can carry nothing out.

Thomas Dunson: Cherry was right. You're soft, you should have let 'em kill me, 'cause I'm gonna kill you. I'll catch up with ya. I don't know when, but I'll catch up. Every time you turn around, expect to see me, 'cause one time you'll turn around and I'll be there. I'm gonna kill ya, Matt.

[last lines]

Thomas Dunson: When we get back to the ranch, I want you to change the brand. It'll be like this: The Red River D, and we'll add an M to it. You don't mind that, do you?

Matt Garth: No.

Thomas Dunson: You earned it.

Thomas Dunson: Take 'em to Missouri, Matt!

Thomas Dunson: Give me ten years, and I'll have that brand on the gates of the greatest ranch in Texas. The big house will be down by the river, and the corrals and the barns behind it. It'll be a good place to live in. Ten years and I'll have the Red River D on more cattle than you've looked at anywhere. I'll have that brand on enough beef to feed the whole country. Good beef for hungry people. Beef to make 'em strong, make 'em grow. But it takes work, and it takes sweat, and it takes time, lots of time. It takes years.

Teeler Yancy: I shouldn't have run away. I should have stayed and put a bullet in you. I signed a pledge, sure, but you ain't the man I signed it with.

Thomas Dunson: You finished?

Teeler Yancy: Yeah, now you can get your Bible and read over us after you shoot us.

Thomas Dunson: Who are you?

Cherry Valance: Some call me one thing, some another.

Thomas Dunson: What do they call you most?

Cherry Valance: By my name. Cherry Valance.

Matt, as a boy: How did you know when he was gonna draw?

Thomas Dunson: By watching his eyes. Remember that.

Matt, as a boy: I will.

Thomas Dunson: Get a shovel and my Bible. I'll read over him.

[Dunson plans to take Don Diego's land from him]

Fernandez: Others have thought as you, señor. Others have tried.

Thomas Dunson: And you've always been good enough to stop them?

Fernandez: Amigo, it is my work.

Thomas Dunson: Pretty unhealthy job.

Thomas Dunson: Go ahead. Say it!

Nadine Groot: You was wrong, Mr. Dunson!

Thomas Dunson: [Giving Matt back his gun] Are you gonna use it?

Matt, as a boy: [Walking away, intensely] No, but don't ever try to take it away from me again!

Thomas Dunson: [Turning to Groot] He'll do.

Matt Garth: You'd have shot him between the eyes.

Thomas Dunson: [Determinedly] Just as sure as you're standing there.

Thomas Dunson: I don't like quitters, especially when they're not good enough to finish what they start.

Nadine Groot: [Matt has his back to Groot; Dunson is walking away to his right] Draw!

[Matt turns completely around; he and Dunson both draw their guns]

Nadine Groot: [to Dunson, cackling] He beat ya'! You knew'd it was comin' and he beat ya'!

Thomas Dunson: [nodding and smiling] He beat me, alright.