“- William Kirwill: You know what a born-again Christian is, Renko?
- Arkady Renko: No.
- William Kirwill: Born-again Christians. They don't smoke, they don't swear, they don't fuck, all they do is talk about Jesus, try to walk on the goddamn water.”
Brian Dennehy - William Kirwill
William Hurt - Arkady Renko

“Show me a Catholic, and I'll show you a junkie.”

Scott Wilson - Capt. Billy Cutshaw

“If you strive to do good, then you're a Christian. If you don't seek to hurt or betray others, you're a Christian. If you're true to yourself and treat others as you'd have them treat you, you're a Christian. The more a person parades their Christianity for the benefit of other, the less I'm inclined to trust the Christianity they claim to bring.”
Nicholas Farrell - Robert

“- Record Company Executive: Your fans are church folk, Johnny. Christians. They don't wanna hear you singing to a bunch of murderers and rapists, tryin' to cheer 'em up.
- John R. Cash: Well, they're not Christians, then.”

David Caffey - Record Company Executive
Joaquin Phoenix - John R. Cash

“Almira Gulch, just because you own half the county doesn't mean that you have the power to run the rest of us. For twenty-three years, I've been dying to tell you what I thought of you! And now... well, being a Christian woman, I can't say it!”
Clara Blandick - Auntie Em