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.
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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.
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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.