The Sopranos (TV Series)
Army of One (2001)
Lorraine Bracco: Dr. Jennifer Melfi
Quotes
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Tony Soprano : My son, has panic attacks, now obviously we can't send him to military school, pediatrician said, his got that putrid rotten fuckin Soprano gene
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : It's a slight tick in his Fight-or-flight response, it doesn't "brand" him as anything
Tony Soprano : You know it comes down through the ages because I remember hearing about my great, great, great grandfather, drove a mule cart over a mountain road. He was transporting these valuable jugs of olive oil, and has a panic attack
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : When you blame your genes, your really blaming yourself and that's what we should be talking about
Tony Soprano : Fuckin Verbum Dei School, it turns out it happened before but they didn't tell us, idiot nurse she diagnosed it as dehydration from football practice. Can you believe they did not inform the parents? I prefer to resolve things directly but this time I'm going to sue
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : Well, that's your right
Tony Soprano : [Tearfully sighs]
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : Anthony?
Tony Soprano : [as she moves the tissue box closer to him, before shaking his head] you don't understand
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : Make me understand
Tony Soprano : We can't send him to that place
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : Yes?
Tony Soprano : How are we going to save this kid?
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Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : [Referring to the age Jackie Jr. died] twenty-two years old. Living in the housing project. Imagine the shame for the family? Fortunately they were no longer boyfriend and girlfriend
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : How's your daughter taking it?
Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : Not very well
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : You certainly saw it coming with this boy didn't you?
Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : [Slightly nods] in the end, I failed him but what the fuck are you going to do? The world today. I'll tell you one thing though: I'm not going to make the same mistake with AJ. Got expelled, we're sending him to military school
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : You know we never exactly discussed what you want for your children
Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : I don't want them to end up in Booton with their face blown off
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : You followed your father's into his business
Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : I didn't have a choice. I try to make sure my kids have every opportunity. Meadow's going to Columbia for Christ's sake. She wants to be some kind of professional woman: like you
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : A psychiatrist?
Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : And have to listen to guys like me whine all day? She mentioned being a pediatrician once
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : You'd like that?
Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : Yeah I would like something like that but the important thing is that she get far away from me. She could live close
Dr. Jennifer Melfi : I think I understand, and your son?
Anthony 'Tony' Soprano Sr. : AJ? In my business? Forget it, he'd never make it