“How do you go about getting an exorcism?” – Chris, The Exorcist ... Movie Quotes Database

Chris

How do you go about getting an exorcism?

Karras

I beg your pardon? Well, the first thing - I'd have to get into a time machine and get back to the 16th century...Well, it just doesn't happen any more, Mrs. MacNeil...since we learned about mental illness, paranoia, schizophrenia...Since the day I joined the Jesuits, I've never met one priest who has performed an exorcism. Not one.

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Chris MacNeil Ellen Burstyn More Chris quotes →

Father Damien Karras Jason Miller More Karras quotes →

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