Something the Lord Made (2004 TV Movie)
Yasiin Bey: Vivien Thomas
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Quotes
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Alfred Blalock : Mine was only proud of the fact that I could wiggle my ears.
Vivien Thomas : I think he'll be proud when you operate.
Alfred Blalock : He's dead.
Vivien Thomas : The dead are with us all the time, I believe. Can't separate the past from the future any more than you can a right arm and your left arm.
Alfred Blalock : Ah but you see they are separated by this, by the heart.
Vivien Thomas : Or connected.
Alfred Blalock : Or connected.
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Alfred Blalock : ...I obtained a raise for you, 25 extra dollars a month on top of what you're already making. That's 300 for the whole year. Will that be sufficient?
Vivien Thomas : What job classification?
Alfred Blalock : Surgical Technician, I got you promoted.
Clara Thomas : [Politely sarcastic] Promoted, to what he already does.
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Alfred Blalock : You can begin the incision.
Vivien Thomas : I'm not ready for that.
Alfred Blalock : If I say you're ready, you're ready.
[Long pause]
Alfred Blalock : I'll mark out the line. And you cut along it. Just like you did for your old Daddy.
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[Vivien is abruptly leaving the laboratory]
Alfred Blalock : We have work to do.
Vivien Thomas : Do I have your permission, to do some work for my landlord, so I can pay my rent?
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Alfred Blalock : Vivian, that's a girl's name.
Vivien Thomas : Yes, my mother was so sure she was having a girl, she picked the name early and kept it.