The Good Doctor (TV Series)

22 Steps (2017)

Richard Schiff: Dr. Aaron Glassman

Quotes 

• Dr. Neil Melendez : The parents, they won't budge. They don't believe that anyone who has autism is capable of doing surgery.

  Dr. Aaron Glassman : Well, clearly they're irrational, I don't know, shallow-minded people. Who cares? What's the difference? You agree with them, right?

  [Neil doesn't reply] 

  Dr. Aaron Glassman : Do you agree with them?

  Dr. Neil Melendez : It's my team. I don't want anybody telling me who's supposed to be on my team, including the Board.

  Dr. Aaron Glassman : You're not answering my question.

  Dr. Neil Melendez : The question's moot.

  Dr. Aaron Glassman : Moot? No, it's not. If you agree with them, then the only issue is somebody stepping on your poor, little toes. Get over it and go save the kid. If you don't agree, if you think Shaun can handle surgery, then tell them that. Tell them to go screw themselves. Either they agree that Dr. Murphy belongs in that room with you, or you can go find them someplace else to do the surgery.

• Dr. Aaron Glassman : How you doing?

  Dr. Claire Browne : The computer is not working.

  Dr. Aaron Glassman : That's not what I'm talking about.

  Dr. Claire Browne : I know. I'm fine.

  Dr. Aaron Glassman : A patient died because of something you did. I think it's safe to say the one thing you are not is "fine".

• Jessica Preston : So, Shaun told me he's getting a TV. 70 inches, all the works.

  Dr. Aaron Glassman : Is he, now?

  Jessica Preston : It's just a TV.

  Dr. Aaron Glassman : It's not about a TV.

  Jessica Preston : Why are you so worried about him?

  Dr. Aaron Glassman : He showed up late for work half a dozen times, he calls me at 2:00 in the morning because he can't find a screwdriver, and his superintendent wants to kick him out of his building.

  Jessica Preston : Did you show up?

  Dr. Aaron Glassman : What?

  Jessica Preston : At 2:00 in the morning when he called you about a lost screwdriver, did you show up?

  Dr. Aaron Glassman : He was frantic. I didn't know what he was gonna do.

  Jessica Preston : There are 47 residents here, and all of them show up late sometimes, all of them make mistakes, and hopefully, all of them learn. If you want to worry about Shaun, fine. But you fought to hire him because you know he can learn. The question is are you willing to let him?