Teddy Altman quotes from Grey's Anatomy

Teddy

How did Kelsey do?

Cristina

Er, well.

Derek

Who's Kelsey?

Bailey

Er, girl with no heart. I had to do a laparoscopic bowel repair while the poor thing was awake on the table.

Miranda, mind your manners. Even if surgery is your whole life it doesn't mean you have to talk about bowels at the dinner table.

Bailey

My child is healthy.

Excuse me?

Bailey

He may not be with me tonight, but he's healthy...

I didn't say he-

Bailey

He's a well loved boy, and he's a happy boy. And staying in an unhappy marriage...

Now is not the time or the place-

Bailey

And staying in an unhappy marriage, a marriage that I've outgrown, a marriage full of ultimatums, and numbness and resentment...

Miranda-

Bailey

That is not the kind of life I want to model for my child. That is not what I want him to believe married love is. And I know what's possible, I know what's out there for me because you taught me well. You and mom showed me what true love looks like, so I chose not to settle, and I'm happier for it. Even if I'm alone at Christmas. My child is healthy, and I'm happy. --You know, part of my happiness is the fact that I got to repair a woman's bowel and save her life today. And that's God's work, which makes this an appropriate Christmas dinner conversation. --I'm happy, and my child is healthy, and that's enough for me today, Dad. That's enough.

Teddy

What is wrong with you?

Owen

You.

Teddy

Me?

Owen

Yeah you. You come over here... why did you tell me this now?!

Teddy

Why do you even care?

Owen

You didn't say a thing. All those times, all those years. So why now?

Teddy

I don't know.

Owen

You don't know?!

Teddy

I don't know, I don't-what does it matter to you, you never felt the same way-

Owen

Of course I did! Of course I did, I had all those feelings for you Teddy for years, but you never gave me anything.

Teddy

You were engaged, you were engaged, you were engaged you idiot! [spoken at the same time as below line]

Owen

You never gave for years! You never gave me one damn hint!

Teddy

You idiot. I have loved you... forever. I have loved you when I was coupled up. I have loved you when I was single. I have loved you every second of every day...

Owen

Teddy...

Teddy

I love you. I'm in love with you.

Owen

I'm in love with Cristina.

Teddy

Okay, so get this...his very first question: "So what's your favorite food?"

Mark

What'd you say?

Teddy

French, but that's not the point. Why would he ask me what my favorite food was? Like he read that that's some good icebreaker from some internet handbook that was handed out at the loser fair? Ugh!

Derek

This is why you don't meet people on the internet.

Teddy

You're married! You don't get to have an opinion about my pathetic forays into internet dating.

Teddy

Hey, you guys going to that breakfast thing?

Arizona

Uh, yeah after we drop her off at day care.

Teddy

Oh my, God. Look at her she is so beautiful. [in baby voice to Sofia] Hey, hey. You are beautiful. And you got the best mommies, did you know that? Yes, you do. Oh, you so do. [Sofia coos] Hello, hello, hello.

Callie

What's wrong with her?

Arizona

She's getting laid, she's unnaturally cheerful. [Lexie walks by with a group of interns]

Callie

Oh, new interns. I hate new interns.

Teddy

Seriously? I love new interns. They're the future, the next generation, filled with hope and promise, innovation.

Arizona

Wow. The sex with Henry must be really good.

Teddy

Earth-shattering. [Arizona covers Sofia's ears] Not even Yang is gonna get me down.

Cristina

I give up. I have no idea what you're trying to do. I'm in trouble if I cut, I'm in trouble if I don't cut. I'm a fifth year who does the work of an intern. What do you want?

Teddy

I want you to make a list.

Cristina

[laughs] Where? On a blackboard? 'I will not do any surgeries without a safety helmet.' Hmm.

Teddy

I want you to make a list of every surgery that you have ever dreamed of performing. Shoot for the moon and I will try to get you some. [Cristina stays silent] Because we're done. You've graduated, this is your present.

Cristina

You're messing with me.

Teddy

Okay, you know, at the beginning of this year, you nearly killed Alex Karev in that O.R because you just had to get in there. You had to be the best and you had to be first. But today? Today I saw a different surgeon. Every bit as good, every bit as advanced, but you were willing to work on a team. Today you put the patient before yourself and that is who I wanted to see. So... you're done. Make a list.