"Maverick" Cruise of the Cynthia B. (TV Episode 1960) - James Garner as Bret Maverick

Bret Maverick : As my pappy used to say, uh, "a man does what he has to... if he can't get out of it."
Modesty Blaine : Bret? Why, Bret Maverick.

Bret Maverick : Modesty Blaine? You out on parole?

Modesty Blaine : Now, don't be stuffy darlin'. I may have taken advantage of you once or twice. That doesn't mean I don't like ya.
Mrs. Ambrose Tutwiller : Ah, this is Mrs. Maverick, I presume?

Bret Maverick : I should say not. I couldn't afford to keep her in bail money.
Quincy T. Smith : Keep your eyes open, Maverick.

Bret Maverick : Oh, I've got a good eye for that sort of thing.

Quincy T. Smith : Spotting trouble?

Bret Maverick : Avoiding it.
Quincy T. Smith : A coward dies a thousand deaths. The hero dies but one.

Bret Maverick : I prefer the coward's way. The odds are much better.
[first lines]

Bret Maverick : [narrating] Toward the end of the summer, I had pretty well exhausted the possibilities of the poker tables at Kansas City... and they had exhausted me. They had exhausted me to the point where I was traveling to St. Louis with all my worldly possessions... in the shape of a thousand dollar bill pinned inside my coat.
[last lines]

Bart Maverick : We're going to split the money three ways, huh?

Bret Maverick : Five ways.

Bart Maverick : Five ways. Who are the other two? Friends of yours?

Bret Maverick : No. You might call 'em shipmates. Welcome aboard, Brother Bart.
Bret Maverick : Modesty... cook? We may never reach Memphis.

James Garner: Bret Maverick