True Grit (1969)

H.W. Gim: Chen Lee

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Quotes 

• Rooster Cogburn : [cocks his gun]  Mr. Rat... I have a writ here says you're to stop eating Chen Lee's cornmeal forthwith. Now it's a rat writ, writ for a rat, and this is lawful service of the same. See? Doesn't pay any attention to me.

  [shoots the rat] 

  Chen Lee : [runs into the room]  Outside is place for shooting!

  Rooster Cogburn : I'm serving some papers.

• Rooster Cogburn : [after dinner with Mattie and Chin Lee, sees a rat in the corner, draws pistol, cocks it and points it at the rat, speaks drunkenly]  Mr. Rat! I have a writ here says you're to stop eatin' Chin Lee's cornmeal forthwith! It's a rat writ, writ' for a rat, and this is lawful service of same!

  [rat squeaks, Cogburn looks at Mattie] 

  Rooster Cogburn : See? Doesn't pay any attention to me.

  [shoots rat dead] 

  Chen Lee : [runs in from kitchen, yells angrily]  Outside is place for shooting!

  Rooster Cogburn : I'm servin' some papers!

• [Chen Lee wins the game] 

  Rooster Cogburn : You can never tell what's in a Chinaman's mind, that's the way he bests you at cards.

  [the front door bell rings] 

  Chen Lee : I go.