Saint Ralph (2004)

Adam Butcher: Ralph Walker

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• Ralph Walker : Claire has clearly decided to put up the Great Wall of China Defense on me. But I'm positive this whole nun thing is basically a way of denying her true feelings... understandably.

• Ralph Walker : Father Hibbert...

  Father George Hibbert : What is it Mr. Walker?

  Ralph Walker : Producing a miracle is possible?

  Father George Hibbert : Like flying to the moon is possible, but it's never going to happen...

• [last lines] 

  Father George Hibbert : I was wondering what your running plans are for the future?

  Ralph Walker : Well, what are your coaching plans?

  Father George Hibbert : Depends...

  Ralph Walker : Well the Olympics are next year, and I suppose I intend to win.

  Father George Hibbert : If we're not chasing after miracles, what's the point, huh?

  Ralph Walker : I couldn't agree with you more...

  Emma Walker : [opens her eyes]  Ralph?

• Emma Walker : [Ralph has been caught gratifying himself with the public pool's water jets, and comes in upset]  What's wrong, 'Doom and Gloom'?

  Ralph Walker : What's the most embarrassing thing you ever did?

  Emma Walker : What happened?

  Ralph Walker : [sighing]  I got caught committing a venal sin in the pool. It was an accident, obviously, a technical oversight by the pool's manufacturer. If you want to blame anyone.

• Claire Collins : Why don't you try rubbing your knees with sandpaper until they bleed, and then kneeling down in a pan of alcohol to pray.

  Ralph Walker : What grit sandpaper?

• Father George Hibbert : [as Ralph shows up for his first Cross Country workout]  We run in Cross Country, Ralph... Run.

  Ralph Walker : How in Christ did I ever end up here?

  Father George Hibbert : I ask myself that every day.

• Ralph Walker : I can't believe I actually told them that I abused myself twenty-two times in the last week.

  Chester Jones : Twenty-two times? And I thought I was going to hell.

• [first lines] 

  Ralph Walker : Forgive me father for I have sinned. It has been 11 weeks since my last confession.

• Father George Hibbert : All I have to do is hear your confession. Then I can absolve you of your sins, and guess who's pure.

  Ralph Walker : Father Hibbert, why didn't I think of that earlier? I could have been sinning all along!

• Chester Jones : [exasperated]  How can you fail a Latin test?

  Ralph Walker : I don't have the gift of tongues.

• Father George Hibbert : The day I entered the seminary was the last day I ever ran.

  Ralph Walker : Why?

  Father George Hibbert : They told me Basilians don't run.

  [pause] 

  Father George Hibbert : I should have joined the Jesuits.