Spotlight (I) (2015)
Neal Huff: Phil Saviano
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Quotes
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Phil Saviano : I was eleven. And I was preyed upon by father David Holly in Wester. And I don't mean prayed for, I mean preyed upon.
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Phil Saviano : You guys gotta understand. This is big. This is not just Boston. It's the whole country. It's the whole world. And it goes right up to the Vatican.
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Phil Saviano : How do you say "no" to God, right?
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Walter 'Robby' Robinson : You know thirteen priests in Boston who have molested children?
Phil Saviano : Yeah! Why do you keep repeating everything I say?
Walter 'Robby' Robinson : [quieter than before] I just like to clarify things.
Phil Saviano : Maybe you should have clarified it five years ago when I sent you all of this stuff! It's all... right here!
[silence, Phil composes himself]
Phil Saviano : May I use your bathroom?
[pause]
Matt Carroll : Yeah, sure, Phil.
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Phil Saviano : Look, I get it. No one wants to read about kids getting raped by priests, especially now. But you asked a lot of people to re-live some very painful experiences...
Sacha Pfeiffer : Phil, you know why we were taken off of this story.
Phil Saviano : ...and-and... and you just disappear. It's been six weeks since 9/11.
Sacha Pfeiffer : I realize that, and we're gonna get back to it.
Phil Saviano : When? You're doing the same thing you guys did last time.
Sacha Pfeiffer : No.
Phil Saviano : You're dropping us.
Sacha Pfeiffer : No.
Phil Saviano : Maybe I should tell the Herald that story.
Sacha Pfeiffer : Okay, Phil, you go ahead and do that. It'll undo all the work we've done, but I can't stop you. Listen to me. I am here because I care. We're not going away. We're gonna tell this story. We're gonna tell it right. We just need a little more time. That's all we're asking for.
Phil Saviano : Why bother asking? You're gonna do what you want anyway. You always do.
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Phil Saviano : When you are poor kid from a poor family, religion counts for a lot. And when a priest pays attention to you, it's a big deal.