The Sopranos (TV Series)
The Fleshy Part of the Thigh (2006)
Rob Devaney: Bob Brewster
Quotes
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Bob Brewster : Some people would have you believe dinosaurs existed millions of years ago. It's just not true! God created the Earth six thousand years ago. And I tell my kids: 'You have to remember: dinosaurs and human beings lived on the Earth at the same time!'
Tony Soprano : What? Like the Flintstones?
Bob Brewster : It's in the Bible!
Tony Soprano : What about all that Carbon dating stuff? A lot of scientists would disagree with you!
Bob Brewster : I think you'll find those people all have an agenda, Tony: Evolution, which is Satan's plan to deny God! Evolution and Salvation are mutually exclusive!
Tony Soprano : Guy next door is a scientist. Think he'd disagree with you big time!
Bob Brewster : Then that man's not saved!
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Bob Brewster : [while visiting Tony with Aaron] you're having surgery tomorrow, you know they've done clinical studies on the power of prayer? Praying for patients have an eleven percent fewer complications
Carmela Soprano : I have read that: it does help to pray, even if it just helps take your mind off of it
Bob Brewster : [leading them in a prayer] Dear Jesus, hear these words, bestow your healing, loving grace, upon our injured friend, Lord help heal his wounds, and help him with your cleansing love, pursue the bounds, grace his bounds even more... Amen
Tony Soprano : [crosses himself] Amen
Carmela Soprano : [crosses herself] Amen
Aaron Arkaway : [crosses himself] Amen
Tony Soprano : So, reverend, Lemme ask you about this guy not selling birth control?
Bob Brewster : He should be free to exercise his moral convictions without... suffering loss of livelihood
Tony Soprano : [confused] Here's what I'm getting at, I'm worried about Viagra: the way I see it, I'm gonna need plenty of that, considering my condition, and... what if somebody decides that Viagra is wrong? God don't like it
Bob Brewster : Well, God loves procreation: no one's saying anything against Viagra. Birth control and the morning-after pill is a sin because it strikes at life: at the unborn
Tony Soprano : Yeah, but what if somebody goes after Viagra? I'm not talking about procreation
Tony Soprano : [points to Carmela] listen up because this concerns you too
Bob Brewster : Something like Viagra will never be an issue
Tony Soprano : Excuse me but at one time, they were going after booze and as a proprietor of a drinking and eating establishment, I take this stuff very seriously
Bob Brewster : Strip club, I believe it is
Tony Soprano : Oh, you've been to The Bing?
Bob Brewster : [shakes his head] No
Carmela Soprano : [referring to Tony] He should rest, thank you so much for coming and Aaron thank you so much for your prayer
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Aaron Arkaway : [after entering the hospital room] have you heard the good news?
Tony Soprano : [surprised to see him] Jesus Christ!
Aaron Arkaway : [reminding Tony who he is] that's right, Aaron Arkaway, Jan's friend?
Tony Soprano : oh, yeah, right
Aaron Arkaway : [shows him his cardboard sign] we're protesting downstairs, I saw Jan in the elevator this morning: she told me you were up here
Tony Soprano : so, that's all the yelling and singing is?
Aaron Arkaway : druggist from the hospital pharmacy was fired for refusing to fill birth control prescriptions: we're trying to get his job back
Aaron Arkaway : [introducing him] this is our prayer leader, Bob Brewster
Bob Brewster : Hi, Aaron's told me a lot about you. I thought we'd come up and pray with you?
Tony Soprano : [jokingly] "bottom feeding", huh?
Bob Brewster : it's where the "big fish" are
Tony Soprano : [while forcibly pressing the button for his morphine dispenser] son of a fuckin bitch. They cut my morphine off, their trying to "wing" me off
Bob Brewster : you know, I've seen people being delivered from unbelievable pain: myself included
Tony Soprano : oh, yeah?
Bob Brewster : I was at rock bottom, I was addicted to cocaine and strippers, then I lost my wife, then I crashed my car, drunk, ended up upside down, hanging by my seatbelt, completely terrified and I prayed for God to save me and He came in
Aaron Arkaway : praise Him
Bob Brewster : and in that moment, and I was "reborn" and I see you there and I know your hurting, and the answer is to accept the Lord as your personal Savior
Tony Soprano : [reluctantly] well, I got all this covered, you know with my parish priest
Bob Brewster : that's great but what God wants is for you to love Him directly, not necessarily through the intervention of liturgy or any human "agent"
Carmela Soprano : [after entering the room and seeing him] is this Aaron Arkaway?
Aaron Arkaway : hey
Carmela Soprano : what're you fellas doing here?
Bob Brewster : Mrs. Soprano?
Carmela Soprano : uh huh
Bob Brewster : we were just dialoging with your husband: we were about to pray
Tony Soprano : [to Carmela, referring to Aaron and Bob] they were