St. Vincent (2014)

Jaeden Martell: Oliver

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• Brother Geraghty : [Oliver's new Catholic school classmates welcome him, albeit unenthusiastically]  Maybe as a 'thank you', you could lead us all in morning prayer.

  Oliver : [as the class members bow their heads, he whispers apologetically to the teacher]  I think... I think I'm Jewish.

  Brother Geraghty : [to Oliver]  OK, good to know.

  Brother Geraghty : [addressing the whole class]  Oliver thinks he's Jewish.

  random members of the class : So am I... I'm Buddhist... There is no God...

  [now everyone speaks at once, sharing their religious preferences] 

  Brother Geraghty : Yes, you get the idea. We celebrate all the religions of the world in this room, Oliver. I'm a Catholic, which is the best of all the religions, really, because we have the most rules. And the best clothes. But among us, there is also a Buddhist, agnostic, we have a Baptist, and we have a "I don't know", which seems to be the fastest growing religion in the world. And now, we have "I think I'm Jewish", which is a new one for the class, Oliver, so thanks for that.

• Vincent : You never seen Abbott and Costello?

  Oliver : No, sir. Are they old?

  Vincent : No. They're dead. That's the oldest you can be.

  Oliver : Or the youngest. Time freezes when you're dead.

• Oliver : He's paying me hourly.

  Vincent : I'm showing him how the world works. You work, you get paid, you drink.

  Maggie : You're drinking alcohol?

  Vincent : ...I honestly don't remember.

• Oliver : What's Vin like when I'm not around?

  Daka : [with Russian accent]  He don't like people. People don't like him. Except cat, and you. Why you like him?

• Vincent : You need to defend yourself, or you get mowed down.

  Oliver : I'm small, if you haven't noticed.

  Vincent : Yeah, so was Hitler.

  Oliver : That's a horrible comparison.

  Vincent : Indeed. Making a point, though.

• Ocinski : Hey, uh, your dad the one that taught you how to fight?

  Oliver : No, my babysitter.

• Oliver : Is that our new neighbor?

  Maggie : Yep.

  Oliver : It's gonna be a long life.

• Maggie : [about Oliver's book]  God, that's depressing.

  Oliver : No, it's not. The tree was meant to give, so to be able to give everything and have nothing left is the best life the tree could ever have.

  Maggie : Well, your father must think I'm a tree.

  Oliver : Why would he think that?

  Maggie : Nothing. Nothing.

• Vincent : A lady of the night.

  Oliver : What's that?

  Vincent : It's one of the more honest ways to make a living.

• Oliver : Sorry, Vin, for your loss.

  Vincent : Never understood... wh-wh-why people say that.

  Oliver : They don't know what else to say.

  Vincent : How about, "What was she like?" "Do you miss her?" Or "What are you gonna do now?"

• Judge Reynolds : [at a custody hearing, the judge is asking questions about Oliver's activities with Vin that his mother was unaware of]  Daka Paramova... are you aware of her occupation?

  Maggie : [whispering, to her attorney]  She, she works for Vince.

  Maggie : [to Oliver]  She works for Vince, right?

  Oliver : [whispering to his mother]  She's the lady of the night.

  Maggie : [astonished, still whispering]  What? Do you know what that means?

  Oliver : [with total naïveté, trying to be helpful]  She works at night?

  Maggie : [later, leaving the courthouse, Mom is livid]  I guess gambling in a race track is like a Math class, huh? You can learn how to bet?

  Oliver : The odds.

  Maggie : A bar, I guess that could fall under Current Events, right?

  Oliver : [still with complete sincerity and naïveté]  More like Social Studies?

  Maggie : It's a strip club hooker that I can seem to get my head around.

  Oliver : Commerce? Biology?

  Maggie : Just stop talking.

• Maggie : I thought you ate at Vincent's house.

  Oliver : I had sushi.

  Maggie : You had sushi?

  Oliver : Well, sardines. He calls it sushi. Didn't want to hurt his feelings.

• Vincent : I'm gonna show you one thing and it's probably your best shot. If you do it right, you can break the guy's nose.

  Oliver : Break his nose!

  Vincent : Relax! You're not gonna get it right.

• Vincent : You got any money?

  Oliver : Yes sir, $7.

  Vincent : What is that, lunch money?

  Oliver : Yes sir.

  Vincent : Well, you might as well the hard way.