Leap of Faith (1992)

Liam Neeson: Will

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• [Will comes to the revival to confront Jonas in front of his congregation] 

  Will : Wait a minute, Reverend. I want to testify. I said I want to testify.

  Jonas : So, speak up, Sheriff!

  Will : Before you leave your hard-earned money in those buckets, I want you to know where it's going. Alias Jonas Nightengale, born Jack Newton, does not come from the Appalachians. He was born in the Bronx. The closest he came to a church was the Mary and Joseph Orphanage, where he lived from five to fifteen. Then he ran away to begin a life of crime, including convictions for shoplifting, possession of marijuana and grand theft auto, all before the age of 18. He was arrested for selling fraudulent art works and passing bad checks. Now, if you feel you've had a good night's entertainment, then go ahead, tip the dancing bear. But, if you think this money's going to a man of God, you'd better think again.

  [the citizens of Rustwater begin to file out. Seemingly defeated, Jonas leaves the stage. He then returns] 

  Jonas : Brother Will! Everything you've said is true. Absolutely true. Yes, I was born to lowly circumstances. Yes, I ran with a bad crowd that taught me to smoke weed and steal. I hung out in bars. And I hot-wired cars. I grew up mistreated, so I lied and I cheated. I learned hard crime and I served hard time. I have walked that crooked road and I have danced with the demon Satan. I've been face down in the gutter and looked up into the face of God.

  [the citizens of Rustwater begin returning to their seats and cheer Jonas on] 

  Jonas : And I say to you tonight, if you wanna give up the bottle, who you gonna talk to? Someone who's never touched a drop? If you wanna give up womanising, who you gonna talk to? Some pale-skinned virgin priest?

  [Everyone is now openly clapping and cheering to Will's dismay] 

  Jonas : If you wanna give up sin - and I believe everyone here tonight wants to give up sin - who can lead you off that crooked road? You need a real sinner, people. A sinner of such monumental proportions that all your sins, wrapped up in one, couldn't possibly equal the sins of this King of Sin! Because you know, if he can walk that straight and righteous path, if he can go from grift to grace, from sin to sanctity, from lowliness to holiness, that you, with all your everyday sins, can rise up like an angel and ride that golden elevator to God's own penthouse in the sky!

• Sheriff Will Braverman : Feeling better now?

  Jane : [getting her feet rubbed by Will]  Yeah. I guess I just needed to be alone.

  Sheriff Will Braverman : I'll take that as a compliment.

  Jane : [Jane checks her watch and starts pulling her feet away]  It's before 6:00. I've got to go.

  Sheriff Will Braverman : Whoa.

  [pulls Jane's bare feet back and resumes gently rubbing her toes] 

  Sheriff Will Braverman : Places to go. People to rip off.

  Jane : Oh, you should talk. Here you are consorting with the enemy.

  Sheriff Will Braverman : Yeah, well, I'm an easy consort.

• Will : I told you, I got a job to do.

  Jane : Doing your job is one thing. Trying to destroy a human being is another.

  Will : [chuckles]  Nuclear winter wouldn't destroy that man.

• Sheriff Will Braverman : Did you ever think about settling down?

  Jane : My mother taught me never to settle.