10+ Best Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid Quotes

Supriya Jain
Dec 12, 2023 By Supriya Jain
Originally Published on Mar 17, 2021
Edited by Luca Demetriou
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The movie 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid' brings back the feel of olden western America.

The story of the most controversial yet interesting story behind Butch Cassidy and his partner, taking us back  to the olden American times. This movie was released in 1969 focusing on two major character that is Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid who are partners on the run after a train robbery goes wrong.

This movie stars Robert LeRoy Parker as Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman), and his partner Harry Longabaugh, as "Sundance Kid" (Robert Redford). These two are on a run after their major train robbery fails. To interest you in this movie, here are best 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid' quotes that you are absolutely going to enjoy.

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Best Butch Cassidy Quotes From 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid'

Butch Cassidy was an American bank robber and the leader of an Outlaws criminal group named Wild Bunch, which was in the old west. Let’s take a look at some of the best Butch Cassidy quotes from the 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid' movie.

1. “Butch Cassidy: What happened to the old bank? It was beautiful.

Guard: People kept robbing it.

Butch Cassidy: Small price to pay for beauty.”

- 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid'.

2. “Butch Cassidy: Do you believe I'm broke already?

Etta Place: Why is there never any money, Butch?

Butch Cassidy: Well, I swear, Etta, I don't know. I've been working like a dog all my life and I can't get a penny ahead.

Etta Place: Sundance says it's because you're a soft touch, and always taking expensive vacations, and buying drinks for everyone, and you're a rotten gambler.

Butch Cassidy: Well that might have something to do with it”

- 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid'.

3. “Butch Cassidy: Well, the way I figure it, we can either fight or give. If we give, we go to jail.

Sundance Kid: I've been there already.

Butch Cassidy: We could fight - they'll stay right where they are and starve us out. Or go for position, shoot us. Might even get a rock slide started, get us that way. What else can they do?

Sundance Kid: They could surrender to us, but I wouldn't count on that.”

- 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid'.

4. “Butch Cassidy: Wait a minute — you didn't see Lefors out there did you?

The Sundance Kid: Lefors? No, why?

Butch Cassidy: Thank God for that. For a moment there I thought we were in trouble.”

- 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid'.

5. “The Sundance Kid: Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch?

Butch Cassidy: Kid, there's something I ought to tell you. I never shot anybody before.

Butch Cassidy: Boy, I got vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals.

Butch Cassidy: If he'd just pay me what he's spending to make me stop robbing him, I'd stop robbing him.

The Sundance Kid: I can't swim. [to Butch]

Butch Cassidy: Are you crazy? The fall will probably kill you.”

- 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid'.

6. “Sundance Kid: What I'm saying is, if you want to go, I won't stop you. But the minute you start to whine or make a nuisance, I don't care where we are, I'm dumping you flat.

Butch Cassidy: Don't sugarcoat it like that, Kid. Tell her straight.

Etta Place: I'm 26, and I'm single, and a school teacher, and that's the bottom of the pit. And the only excitement I've known is here with me now.

I'll go with you, and I won't whine, and I'll sew your socks, and I'll stitch you when you're wounded, and I'll do anything you ask of me except one thing. I won't watch you die. I'll miss that scene if you don't mind.”

- 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid'.

7. “You should have let yourself get killed a long time ago when you had the chance. See, you may be the biggest thing that ever hit this area, but you're still two-bit outlaws.

I never met a soul more affable than you, Butch, or faster than the Kid, but you're still nothing but two-bit outlaws on the dodge. It's over, don't you get that? Your times is over and you're gonna die bloody, and all you can do is choose where.”

- Sheriff Ray Bledsoe.

8. “Butch Cassidy: Jeesh, all Bolivia can't look like this.

Sundance Kid: How do you know? This might be the garden spot of the whole country. People may travel hundreds of miles just to get to this spot where we're standing now. This might be the Atlantic City, New Jersey of all Bolivia for all you know.

Butch Cassidy: Look, I know a lot more about Bolivia than you know about Atlantic City, New Jersey, I can tell you that!

Sundance Kid: Aha! You do, huh? I was born there, I was born in New Jersey. Was brought up there, so...”

- 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid'.

Sundance Kid Quotes From 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid'

Harry Longabaugh, better known as Sundance Kid, was the member of criminal outlaws. He met Cassidy and joined the Wild Bunch. This movie is inspired by their true story, a controversial journey. Read on for some 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid' famous quotes.

9. “Butch Cassidy: You know, when I was a kid, I always thought I'd grow up to be a hero.

Sundance Kid: Well, it's too late now.

Butch Cassidy: What'd you say that for? You didn't have to say something like that.”

- 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid'.

10. “Kid, the next time I say, "Let's go someplace like Bolivia," let's go someplace like Bolivia.”

- Butch Cassidy.

11.

“Percy Garris: [singing]  Oh don't you remember sweet Betsy from Pike / Crossed the high mountains with her lover Ike / Two yoke of oxen and big yellow dog / Called Shanghai rooster and one spotted hog / Hoodle-dang-hootie-i-doh, hoodle-dang-hootie-ay, hoodle-dang-hootie-i-doh, hoodle-dang-hootie-ay / Shanghai ran off and the cattle all died / last piece of bacon that morning was fried...

Butch Cassidy: [Interrupting]  I think they're in the trees up ahead.

Sundance Kid: In the bushes on the left.

Butch Cassidy: I'm telling you they're in the trees up ahead.

Sundance Kid: You take the trees, I'll take the bushes.

Percy Garris: Will you two beginners cut it out.

Butch Cassidy: Well, we're just trying to spot an ambush, Mr. Garris.

Percy Garris: Morons. I've got morons on my team. Nobody is going to rob us going down the mountain. We have got no money going down the mountain. When we have got the money, on the way back, then you can sweat.”

- 'Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid'.

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Written by Supriya Jain

Bachelor of Commerce, Master of Business Administration specializing in Marketing

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Supriya JainBachelor of Commerce, Master of Business Administration specializing in Marketing

As a skilled member of the Kidadl team, Shruti brings extensive experience and expertise in professional content writing. With a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Punjab University and an MBA in Business Administration from IMT Nagpur, Shruti has worked in diverse roles such as sales intern, content writer, executive trainee, and business development consultant. Her exceptional writing skills cover a wide range of areas, including SOP, SEO, B2B/B2C, and academic content.

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