Deadwood (TV Series)

True Colors (2006)

Ian McShane: Al Swearengen

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Quotes 

• Al Swearengen : Tuesdays, he'll often hold Amateur Nights. I been to several. Guy farted it seems near an hour.

  Johnny Burns : Don't sound like no amateur.

• Al Swearengen : You're looking fuckin' well, Jack.

  Jack Langrishe : It's the learning fuckin' nothing, Al, that keeps me young.

• Al Swearengen : Ever wonder if you expressed yourself more directly Merrick, you might fucking weigh less?

• [Seth walks into the Gem as Al, Dan, and Johnny discuss the arrival of Jack Langrishe] 

  Al Swearengen : Bullock.

  Seth Bullock : Tell that Chinaman when I want admission to his meat locker, it behooves him to fuckin' cooperate.

  Al Swearengen : What did he do instead?

  Seth Bullock : Said, "Swejen," and barred my way.

  Al Swearengen : Had you eyes to select your own cut?

  Seth Bullock : Are you gonna fuck with me? I had eyes for the Cornishman killed in here last week. I explained it to him, and he goddamn understood me.

  Dan Dority : Did he mosey over to a corner, lift up a fuckin' tarp?

  Seth Bullock : Yeah, he went to the tarp.

  Al Swearengen : That's what the croaker was under.

  Johnny Burns : That's our nook in Wu's structure.

  [Al motions to Johnny, who grabs a shot glass and slides it down the bar. Al pours himself and Seth a drink] 

  Al Swearengen : Why Wu delayed cooperatin', he hadn't known the croaker was under there. His stupid suit so overcome me, it slipped my mind to tell him.

  Seth Bullock : I want that body.

  Al Swearengen : I'll see Wu hands it over.

  [Seth drinks his shot] 

  Seth Bullock : Hearst just had another Cornish killed at his diggings for tryin' to organize. They're callin' that one an accident.

  Al Swearengen : What makes you think any good'll come of confrontin' Hearst now?

  Seth Bullock : Now is when he's killin' people.

  Al Swearengen : What, you feel he'll leave off soon?

  Seth Bullock : Tactics and timin' ain't the issue.

  Al Swearengen : The hell you say.

  [brief pause, as Al drinks his shot while looking straight at Seth] 

  Seth Bullock : If his pigs get that body, Wu is their next fuckin' meal. You make him understand.