Father Giovanni: You have a whole year to prepare yourself, with the best instructors of the order.
Giuseppe: I'll miss the stables.
Father Giovanni: Gobbo will look after the animals.
Giuseppe: Father Giovanni, couldn't I stay...
Father Giovanni: No.
Giuseppe: - in the stables?
Father Giovanni: No.
Giuseppe: I will work harder than...
Father Giovanni: No, Giuseppe.
Giuseppe: Just to stay...
Father Giovanni: Obedience, Giuseppe, is the first rule.


--Harold Goldblatt (as Father Giovanni) in The Reluctant Saint

Don Raspi: [looking after Giuseppe] The senseless man seeks in vain for wisdom. Proverbs: 14.
Father Giovanni: True. But the fear of the Lord is training for wisdom, and humility goes before honors. Proverbs: 15.


--Harold Goldblatt (as Father Giovanni) in The Reluctant Saint

Andrews: [as the ship starts sinking faster, Andrews sees Guggenheim and his valet dressed in their most formal clothing] Mister Guggenheim... Your lifebelt...
Benjamin Guggenheim: It was uncomfortable. We have dressed now in our best, and are prepared to go down like gentlemen.


--Harold Goldblatt (as Benjamin Guggenheim) in A Night to Remember