Very early in his career Woody Allen (I know) had a routine about carrying a bullet around in his shirt pocket as a reminder of some experience his dad had in the war.
As he (Allen) was walking along Broadway an enraged athiest through an 'offensive' Gideon's Bible out a high floor hotel window. The Bible struck Allen in the chest and would have killed him if not for the bullet in his pocket.
Woody is known for spending more time soliciting teenagers for a quickie than real history.