- Gov. Hermann Gessler: [to his soldiers] What's wrong with you people? If we lose any more men, he's going to be hunting me!
- Gov. Hermann Gessler: Tighten that rope around his neck, it's a short ride back to a hanging tree. Think about it, Tell. I'm going to hang you. You're going to swing in the wind until the birds pick your bones clean. Remember? I promised you that - today's the day. Nothing to say? Hard, isn't it, keeping your nerve up? Thinking about the rope pulling tight - cutting off your breath - snapping your neck.
- William Tell: You sure you're not planning on talking me to death?