Gunsmoke (TV Series)

The Man Who Would Be Marshal (1957)

Herbert Rudley: Emmett Egan

Quotes 

• Matt Dillon : All right, Mr. Egan, you want that job of mine so bad, maybe I'll give you a chance at it.

  Chester : Oh, Mr. Dillon, what're ya sayin'?

  Matt Dillon : Not much pay and no thanks. Maybe I've been a live target for every drunken bum and glory hunter in Kansas long enough.

  Emmett Egan : You mean it?

  Matt Dillon : I might. On one condition.

  Emmett Egan : What's that?

  Matt Dillon : You follow me around for a week, see how you like it. You still want the job?

  Emmett Egan : I want it all right. This'll be the first real livin' I've done in years.

  Matt Dillon : All right.

• Emmett Egan : [Frustrated by Matt's idling]  Shouldn't you be making rounds? Or something?

  Matt Dillon : Well, Egan, there's no use lookin' for trouble. It usually catches up with you anyway.