Johnny Blaze: That's the guy? He looks like he works on a cruise ship.
Nadya: Am I gonna regret taking you?
Johnny Blaze: Um, yeah, probably.
Johnny Blaze: Um, I know that it's a little awkward. I mean, rolling with you guys. I mean, after everything you've been through.
Danny: Dude. You're way cooler than the other guys she usually hangs out with.
Johnny Blaze: I don't save people.
Johnny Blaze: When we get where we're going, the Rider's going to come out. And when he does... he'll destroy whoever's got it coming. Nadya, this thing... there's no reason, no conscience, just hunger. In his eyes, you're no different than Carrigan. You're no different than any of them.
Nadya: I'm not afraid of you.
Johnny Blaze: Yeah? Well, you should be.
Moreau: The day of prophecy is tomorrow. We were to hold the boy until the danger passes.
Methodius: The danger will not pass, Moreau. As long as the boy exists, the power will always be inside him.
Moreau: You lied to me. You lied to me.
Methodius: This child must be destroyed.
Nadya: No! No.
Methodius: You might have protested while the child was being conceived. Now it is too late.
Answer: The entire film was designed to have a different tone and feel from the first film, to be accessible to viewers who never saw the original. Thus this film exists as something of a soft reboot. In interviews the directors also stated the origin story for Ghost Rider never made sense to them and they wished to change aspects of the character for this film. That includes removing the Penance Stare and making Ghost Rider have an uncontrollable desire to feed on the wrong people have committed, even things like little white lies could set him off.
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