Grey's Anatomy (TV Series)

Losing My Religion (2006)

James Pickens Jr.: Dr. Richard Webber

Quotes 

• Dr. Alex Karev : [one on one meeting with the Chief]  I went to college on a wrestling scholarship. I played baseball, some basketball. But we'll go with football.

  Dr. Richard Webber : What the hell does football have to do with who cut the LVAD wires?

  Dr. Alex Karev : Let's say you were drafted to a team that wasn't your first pick. You know, you don't like the players. You hate the way they play the game. You even think the quarterback is full of crap. The quarterback's a pain in the ass you don't owe a damned thing to. But, it's your team. You don't quit. You don't talk to the press. You don't bitch to the coach. You just, you just go out there every Sunday and you make the blocks and you take the hits and you, you play to win. You show up and you suit up and you play, because it's your freaking team.

• Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens : [one on one meeting with the Chief]  I'm a pretty girl.

  Dr. Richard Webber : What?

  Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens : I'm not being arrogant, it's just, it's just kind of a fact. For a long time I made a career from my looks, so I get it, I'm a pretty girl. And not in a "from a certain angle" way, in an obvious way. It's the blonde thing and the big boobs thing, big boobs are a key to obvious pretty if you know what I'm saying.

  Dr. Richard Webber : Dr. Stevens.

  Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens : It's how men see me. I'm not a smart girl or an interesting girl, I'm a pretty girl. The blonde and the boobs, it confuses guys into thinking that I'm someone else. And I'm used to it. And I'm used to them walking away when they realize... but then Denny goes and asks me to marry him.

  Dr. Richard Webber : Is that why you cut the wires?

  Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens : He doesn't make me feel like I'm a pretty girl. He makes me feel like, like me. I think he might know me. And so, if I did cut the LVAD wire, and I'm not saying that I did, but if I did, then no, I don't feel guilty. And I know that I should. And I would if it were anybody else's. But I can't feel anything but happy.

  [smiles] 

• Dr. Richard Webber : You have your dress for the prom?

  Dr. Miranda Bailey : Excuse me?

  Dr. Richard Webber : I'm going to the prom. If I have to go, *everybody* has to go.

  Dr. Miranda Bailey : Wha - I'm a grown woman.

  Dr. Richard Webber : [announcing to the room in general]  Everybody goes to the prom! Everybody!

• Dr. Richard Webber : [one on one meeting with Cristina]  I know your type. You're a surgical junkie.

  Dr. Cristina Yang : Yes, sir.

  Dr. Richard Webber : I'm just saying, it's not going to be easy for you to be away from the OR that long.

  Dr. Cristina Yang : No, sir.

  Dr. Richard Webber : And if you want to get back to the OR, you're gonna tell me what I need to know aren't you.

  Dr. Cristina Yang : You're right, it's not easy for me to be away from the OR. And it's not easy for me to sit in front of you, or any other authority figure for that matter, and not be able to give you the exact answer that you want to hear. I'm the one with the answers. I've always been the one with the answers. But right now sir, I don't have any.

  Dr. Richard Webber : Dr. Yang.

  Dr. Cristina Yang : How do you keep your edge sir? Because I've watched you and you've been doing this a long time and you're clean, you're focused, you are the job, nothing gets to you. And the thing is sir, I was like that, until I got here. Until I actually started doing this job and now everything is, is fuzzy and...

  Dr. Richard Webber : That's beside the point.

  Dr. Cristina Yang : No see sir, this is the point. Because I can't tell you, I can't tell you what happened in that room. And before I could have, no guilt, no loyalties, no problem. Before, before I wouldn't have even been in that room. I wouldn't have gotten involved. I would have never frozen in surgery. And I would have told him what I thought he should do. I had an edge, sir. I had an edge and I've lost it, and I need it. I need it back. So, if you could just tell me, how you keep yours and how not to be affected, I know I could be a great surgeon. So if you could just give me the answers, I would really appreciate it.

  Dr. Richard Webber : You're excused Dr. Yang.

  Dr. Cristina Yang : But...

  Dr. Richard Webber : You're excused.

  Dr. Cristina Yang : I'll tell you, I'll tell you who cut the LVAD wires if you'll please...

  Dr. Richard Webber : No you won't, I don't wanna know. Not from you. Yeah, I have the answers, but I can't tell them to you. I'm not going to be responsible for you becoming less human.