Scrubs (TV Series)

My Sacrificial Clam (2002)

Sarah Chalke: Dr. Elliot Reid

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Quotes 

• Dr. Elliot Reid : I can't find my scrubs top! I must have left it at Sean's.

  J.D. : [Voice over]  The curse of the scrubs machine - one of the hospital's most annoying money savers. The only way to get clean scrubs out is to put dirty ones in.

  [Out loud] 

  J.D. : How can I help?

  Dr. Elliot Reid : Give me your shirt.

  J.D. : How else can I help?

  Dr. Elliot Reid : [Glares]  Just go!

  J.D. : Okay.

• Dr. Elliot Reid : Why can't couples these days just BE together? You know?

  Sean : Why is it always about sex?

  Dr. Elliot Reid : Yes! Sean, yes.

  Sean : You know, Freud said that ninety percent of all human behavior is motivated by sexual impulses? But, come on. You know, give me some credit. I'd say at least thirty percent of my behavior is motivated by advertising, and the rest by violence in film!

  Dr. Elliot Reid : For me it's ninety-eight percent getting my dad to love me, two percent chocolate.

• Sean : Hey, Elliot!

  Dr. Elliot Reid : What are you doing here?

  Sean : I... I bought you some extra scrubs to keep in your locker, so you never have to work topless again - unless you start dancing, which, you know, I thought about... and I'm okay with it!

  Dr. Elliot Reid : Great, so he's thoughtful, too!

  Sean : Are you mad at me?

  Dr. Elliot Reid : No!

  Sean : Oh, 'cause the yelling thing makes it seem like you're mad at me.

  Dr. Elliot Reid : Oh... you would know. I mean, you're so thoughtful, AND handsome, and you would never forget your scrubs!

  Sean : No, see, I don't wear scrubs. Although, one time I did lock my car keys in my car, uh, you know, while it was running... on a - on a bridge.

  Dr. Elliot Reid : Look, I have to go.

  Sean : [calling after her]  Great, so I'll call you later and you - you can explain to me what just happened.

• Dr. Elliot Reid : Ugh, the work never ends, you know? I mean, every day I have to be ready for rounds, I have to take care of patients, I have scut work and research papers due... Plus I'm starting a new rotation, and if my internship does not got well this year then there's no way I'm getting a good residency next year; and without the residency, there goes my fellowship. And I know that that doesn't leave a lot of time for us. So, on some level, I think that maybe we should make this more casual. But,

  [grins] 

  Dr. Elliot Reid : come on, I mean, I know I could never be casual with you... We'd just end up here again, right?

  Sean : So, what are you saying?

  Dr. Elliot Reid : I don't know.

  Sean : Then why are you saying it?

  Dr. Elliot Reid : Oh, my God. I th -... I think I'm saying that I can't make this work right now.

• Dr. Elliot Reid : Sean, you don't understand how hard it was for me just to get to this point. I mean, if I don't do the very best that I can, I'm gonna hate myself forever.

  Sean : What is this obsession with being the best, huh? I mean, what is - what is so bad about being adequate? That's what I do.

  Dr. Elliot Reid : No... You don't...

  Sean : I know.

  Dr. Elliot Reid : [sighs]  I have to go back in. Um...

  [She pauses a moment, delaying the inevitable, then heads back] 

  Sean : All right, I'll - I'm - I'm just gonna stand here and... wait with these flowers, 'cause I think in about two minutes you're gonna realize what a big mistake you're making.

  Dr. Elliot Reid : I hope so.

  [She takes one last look at his sad, hopeful face, and goes back in]