Vienna: [Looking down at the deserted gambling area of her saloon] Spin the wheel, Eddie. Eddie: [Perplexed] What for? There's no customers. Vienna: I like to hear it spin. [Eddie drops his paper and gives the roulette wheel a good spin] - Joan Crawford (as Vienna) in Johnny Guitar (1954)

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Vienna: [Referring to her long-ago love for Johnny Guitar] When a fire burns itself out, all you have left is ashes. - Joan Crawford (as Vienna) in Johnny Guitar (1954)

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Vienna: [Spoken to Johnny Guitar, with a certain scornful bitterness] A man can lie, steal... and even kill. But as long as he hangs on to his pride, he's still a man. All a woman has to do is slip - once. And she's a "tramp!" Must be a great comfort to you to be a man. - Joan Crawford (as Vienna) in Johnny Guitar (1954)

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Vienna: Down there I sell whiskey and cards. All you can buy up these stairs is a bullet in the head. Now which do you want? - Joan Crawford (as Vienna) in Johnny Guitar (1954)

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Vienna: Eddie, that's last month's paper. How many times do you have to read it? Eddie: I like to know what's happening in the world, outside. Vienna: There'll be plenty happening here soon. Just worry about that. - Joan Crawford (as Vienna) in Johnny Guitar (1954)

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Vienna: I intend to be buried here - in the 20th century! - Joan Crawford (as Vienna) in Johnny Guitar (1954)

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Vienna: If you remember, McGyvers gave me 24 hours to close. I drew out my own money, paid off my boys... and I'm closed. You can't buy a drink or turn a card. I'm sitting here in my own house, minding my own business, playing my own piano. I don't think you can make a crime out of that. - Joan Crawford (as Vienna) in Johnny Guitar (1954)

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Vienna: The railroad's sending in people by tens, twenties, hundreds, and thousands! You can't keep them all out! Tell them, Mr. Andrews! Mr. Andrews: I think you put it rather well. John McIvers: You're not buildin' no depot here. Mr. Andrews: That's for Vienna to decide. Vienna: [Brief pause] Vienna decided! - Joan Crawford (as Vienna) in Johnny Guitar (1954)

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Vienna: Who are you?! And you, and you, to break into my house with your angry faces and evil minds?! - Joan Crawford (as Vienna) in Johnny Guitar (1954)

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Vienna: You haven't changed at all, Johnny. Johnny: What made you think I had? Vienna: In five years, a person should learn something. Johnny: Five years ago, I met you in a saloon; now I find you in one. I don't see much change. Vienna: Except I *own* this one. - Joan Crawford (as Vienna) in Johnny Guitar (1954)

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