Bret Maverick (TV Series)

Anything for a Friend (1981)

James Garner: Bret Maverick

Quotes 

• Bret Maverick : Tom, there's only two men west of New Orleans who make my palms sweat and Philip Mondragon is both of 'em!

• US Marshal Philip Mondragon : Bret Maverick.

  Bret Maverick : Marshal Mondragon.

  US Marshal Philip Mondragon : How long has it been, would you say?

  Bret Maverick : I don't know. I haven't exactly been counting the days.

  US Marshal Philip Mondragon : Well, that's a pity. I have.

  Bret Maverick : Now that's funny... I always thought your specialty was counting the notches on your gun.

• [Mondragon's deputies bust into Maverick's house] 

  Doc Vetter : What's going on, Maverick?

  Bret Maverick : You got me, but from their cheap clothes and bad manners, I'd say they were some sort of law.

• [Terrible Fred is trying to ambush Maverick] 

  Terrible Fred McShane : Maverick! Bret Maverick!

  [Maverick sneaks up behind Fred and cocks his pistol] 

  Bret Maverick : No need to shout - you have my full attention.

• [Mary Lou believes Bret is hiding William "Billy the Kid" Bonney in his ranch house] 

  Bret Maverick : Mary Lou! Mary Lou! All right, wait a minute. Say I'm willing to give you an exclusive interview - Bret Maverick, cradle to grave so to speak... ought to be good for at least a book.

  Mary Lou Springer, Newspaper Editor : I'll take ten minutes of Bonney to a year of Bret Maverick! Does that put it in perspective for you?

  Bret Maverick : Well, lesser men would hurt by that, but since there's no reasoning with you...

• Bret Maverick : We gotta make our move now. I figure a variation on the old shell game is about the best move we've got.

  Tom Guthrie : What's that?

  Bret Maverick : Well, with Billy as a prize, he won't want to take a chance on splittin' his men. I figure we gotta make a choice on what shell the pea is under and hope he comes up empty.