Godless (TV Mini Series)
Shot the Head off a Snake (2017)
Jack O'Connell: Roy Goode
Quotes
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Roy Goode : [looking over the horses] That one there is yours.
Alice Fletcher : Why is that?
Roy Goode : She always keeps her head up.
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[first lines]
Frank Griffin : [walking up with a horse] Beautiful country, ain't it? Good Book says prosperity is the path to godliness. That if God wanted man to be poor, he wouldn't have surrounded him with so much bounty.
Roy Goode : [sitting on a log] Which Good Book are you referring to?
Frank Griffin : You sure know how to pick fine horseflesh, son. If you get to reading someday, you might come across a fellow named Xenophon.
Roy Goode : Xenophon? Come on, Frank. Why don't you just admit you make this stuff up?
Frank Griffin : [chuckles] He was a Greek fellow. A student of Socrates and some say, the first real horseman. He believed that horses, being prey animals and all, their greatest instincts were fear, flight and lastly, fight. So, on account of that, old Xenophon thought taming them made more sense than breaking them. And that rather than hauling and beating the animal, he would use a bit of rope some gentle restraint and kindness.
[gets the horse to knee and then lay down]
Frank Griffin : Do it that way. Not natural for a horse to be laid down. Makes him amenable, but full of fear. Makes it hard for him to do what he wants to do, which is bolt. So he's got to trust you. Despite what some men think, it's not just about showing him who's boss. It's about showing him that you're the one who's gonna feed him and water him. You're the one who's gonna take care of him.
[horse nickers]
Frank Griffin : It's about showing him... that he can trust you - always and forever.
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[last lines]
Truckee : [about Logan] I sure do hate that man. Someday, I'll get him back.
Roy Goode : I don't doubt it. But... you just keep in mind, if a person ain't careful they can make a profession out of revenge.
A.T. Grigg : [watching from a distance, ponders to himself] Shot the head off a snake...
