The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Vladimir Sokoloff: Old Man

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Quotes 

• Old Man : You worry about yourself. Are you ready for him?

  [refers to Calvera] 

  Old Man : What if he comes now, huh?

  Vin : Reminds me of that fellow back home that fell off a ten story building.

  Chris : What about him?

  Vin : Well, as he was falling people on each floor kept hearing him say, "So far, so good." Tch... So far, so good!

• Hilario : Even if we had the guns, we know how to plant and grow, we don't know how to kill.

  Old Man : Then learn, or die!

• Vin : Rojas is makin' room for you in his home.

  Old Man : Rojas? His conversation would bore me to death!

  Vin : Yeah, well, maybe somebody else, huh?

  Old Man : Hey are all farmers. Farmers talk of nothing but fertiliser and women. I've never shared their enthusiasm for fertiliser. As for women, I became indifferent when I was 83. I am staying here.

• Vin : What're you gonna do when Calvera comes?

  Old Man : At my age, a little excitement is welcome. Don't worry. Why would he kill me? Bullets cost money.

• [as Chris, Vin and Chico are about to leave the village] 

  Old Man : You could a-stay, you know. They wouldn't be sorry to have you a-stay.

  Vin : They won't be sorry to see us go, either.

  Old Man : Yes. The fighting is over. Your work is done. For them, each season has its tasks. If there were a season for gratitude, they'd show it more.

  Vin : We didn't get any more than we expected, old man.

  Old Man : Only the farmers have won. They remain forever. They are like the land itself. You helped rid them of Calvera, the way a strong wind helps rid them of locusts. You're like the wind - blowing over the land and... passing on. Vaya con dios.

  Chris : Adios.

• Old Man : They are all farmers. Farmers talk of nothing but fertilizer and women. I've never shared their enthusiasm for fertilizer. As for women, I became indifferent when I was eighty-three.

• Old Man : Come in. You must be thirsty... You must excuse them.

  [Mentioning the hiding farmers in the town] 

  Old Man : They are farmers here. They are afraid of everyone and everything. They are afraid of rain and no rain. The summer may be too hot, the winter too cold.