In my family, nobody ever listens to a word anybody else says; e...
Carla: When I was a little girl, my mom used to have what she liked to call "episodes." Episodes is a flattering term for this thing where she'd sweat a lot and... well, let's just say, her stomach talked. Anyway, this one time, we were at the supermarket and she actually passed out. And, out of nowhere, this fancy-looking guy comes forward and tells everyone to "step aside!" to give my mother some air. And everyone did! You have to understand: in my family, nobody ever listens to a word anybody else says; even screaming at the top of our lungs... nothing. So, when this man said, "step aside" and everyone did, I asked my aunt, "Who is this guy?" And she said he was a doctor. And I thought, "Wow.... I want to be a doctor, too." (pause) But, when I lost my first tooth, and nobody left hundred-and-eighty-thousand dollars under my pillow for med school, I decided to become a nurse
- Character:
- Carla Espinosa
- Episode:
- Scrubs Season 1 Episode 15: "My Bed Banter & Beyond"
- Show:
- Scrubs
- Related Quotes:
- Carla Espinosa Quotes, Scrubs Season 1 Episode 15 Quotes, Scrubs Quotes
- Added by:
- Eric Hochberger
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