Straw Dogs (1971)
Colin Welland: Rev. Barney Hood
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Quotes
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Reverend Barney Hood : Radiation. That's an unfortunate dispensation.
David Sumner : Surely is. Yes, indeed.
Reverend Barney Hood : As long as it's not another bomb.
[beat]
Reverend Barney Hood : You're a scientist - can you deny the responsibility?
David Sumner : Can you?
[beat]
David Sumner : After all, there's never been a kingdom given to so much bloodshed as that of Christ.
Reverend Barney Hood : [beat] That's Montesquieu, isn't it?
David Sumner : Oh, really?
Louise Hood : Who's he?
Reverend Barney Hood : Somebody well worth reading.
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Reverend Barney Hood : And now for my next trick, the piece de resistance, I present to you an empty glass. I will now fill this glass with milk.
Chris Cawsey : Would it work better with whiskey, Vicar?
Reverend Barney Hood : Nothing works better with whiskey.
Tom Hedden : I do.
Reverend Barney Hood : You've never worked a day in your life, Tom.