Eric Fleming: Gil Favor

Quotes 

• Gil Favor : On the Sedalia Trail, the weather's like a Texan woman, contrary and full of little tricks to keep a man off balance. No use to try and outguess either one of them. They give you trouble, all you can do is pray for a change, hope for the best. I've had a passing acquaintance with both. Name's Gil Favor, Trail Boss.

• Gil Favor : I reckon I got more water in the palms of my hands when I'm nervous.

• Major Victor Darius : 3,000 steers? I thought you were asking for your crew.

  Gil Favor : Steers even come ahead of us, Major, How much can you spare?

  Major Victor Darius : All you and your men need but not one drop for your animals.

  Gil Favor : Look, Major, there's 200 owners.

  Major Victor Darius : Mr Favor, our wells are down 20 feet and if it doesn't rain soon, they'll be empty. That water has to be kept for this town. I'd see all the cows in Texas die before I'd see one child go thirsty for a minute. So would you, I think.

• Julia Garcia : Well, cowboy, come to claim that dance?

  Gil Favor : Oh, Honey, one go around with me, and, I'm afraid you dancing days will be over.

• Hey Soos : He hasn't made a mistake, Senor Favor.

  Gil Favor : Look, it's been a long, hard day.

  Hey Soos : Do you remember where he said we'd find her? In a palace, surrounded by gold and wearing a necklace with the feather of the eagle, the skin of the serpent, the...

  Gil Favor : Spine of a cactus. The only trouble is that's made of gold.

  Hey Soos : Gold coins, Mexican coins, each one stamped with the symbol of Mexico, the eagle perched on the cactus, the snake in its claw.

• Julia Garcia : I know you don't believe what the Indian said and neither do I. But, well, maybe, if I did pray for rain.

  Gil Favor : Leave it be.

  [He watches as she climbs the rocky hillside to be closer to the heavens] 

• Gil Favor : I know what more could have been on that marker of hers.

  Pete Nolan : Yeah, like what?

  Gil Favor : Princessa.