“Greater love than no man hath he gives up his life for a friend. Heavenly father, we humbly ask you that you cherish this most loving soul in the palm of your hand for all eternity. In the name of the father, of the son and of the holy ghost.”

George Kennedy - Father O'Malley

“In what? In God? I asked Him a favor once. I asked Him to take me instead of him. But He took both of us.”

Paddy Considine - Johnny

“- Seth Gecko: Died instantly?
- Jacob Fuller: Not quite. She was trapped in the wreck for about... six hours before she passed on.
- Seth Gecko: Those acts of God really stick it in and break it off, don't they?
- Jacob Fuller: Yes, they do.”

George Clooney - Seth Gecko
Harvey Keitel - Jacob Fuller

“The story has it all - death, sex, and God.”

Jack Gilpin - Gordon Bloom

“What's He doing? He can take John Lennon. He can take those three young lads down at Ainsley Pit. He's even thinking of taking my old man. And Margaret bloody Thatcher lives! What's He sodding playing at, eh?”

Stephen Tompkinson - Phil