Dr. Cristina Yang

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Born to Korean parents in the Ottawa suburb of Nepean, Ontario, Canada. Her father and mother, who were ...

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Dr. Cristina Yang Quotes

	Season 4 / Episode 3: - Let the Truth Sting Dr. Cristina Yang: What's the matter? Couldn't find his LVAD Wire? Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens: It was Coincedents Dr. Cristina Yang: Oh well. I'm scrubbing in on Meredith's hemiglossectomy Dr. Meredith Grey: She's faking it. She's faking sadness. Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens: Ok I have an old guy trying to kill hiself. So I don't have time for you two and your fake drama
	Season 4 / Episode 1: - A Change Is Gonna Come Dr. Cristina Yang: to her interns: I have five rules. Memorize them. Rule number one, don't bother sucking up. I already hate you, that's not gonna change. Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: Trauma protocol, phone lists, pagers. The nurses will page you, you answer every page at a run. A run. That's rule number two... notices the interns are not following her... You're supposed to follow me. Dr. Alex Karev: Your first shift starts now and lasts 36 hours. You're grunts, nobodies, the bottom of the surgical food chain. You run labs, write orders, work every second night until you drop. And you don't complain. You NEVER complain. Dr. Meredith Grey: On call rooms. Sleep when you can, where you can. You know, but not with anybody. Not attendings, especially not attendings. Sleeping with attendings, not a good idea. Where was I? Dr. George O'Malley: Er, rule number three. If you're sleeping, do not wake you unless the patient is actually dying. Dr. Cristina Yang: The dying patient better not be dead when I get there, because not only will you have killed someone, you will have woken me for no good reason. Are we clear? Yes? Dr. Lexie Grey: ...raising her hand... That was four rules, you said five. Dr. Cristina Yang: Rule number five. When I move, you move... awkward pause as nobody moves... Go!... Cristina's interns scramble off...
	Season 3 / Episode 25: - Didn't We Almost Have It All Dr. Cristina Yang: He's gone. Dr. Meredith Grey: I don't think he's gone. He's stuff is still here. Dr. Cristina Yang: No. His trumpet was here. His entire Eugene Foot collection. His CDs. His grandmother's picture was beside his bed. His luckiest scrub cap was hanging on the door... he's gone. I'm free. Damn it. Damn it. Damn, damn it. [Starts to sob] Oh God gets this off! Get this off! Get this off! Dr. Meredith Grey: Stay still, stay still. [unties her necklace] Dr. Cristina Yang: Help me. Dr. Meredith Grey: [grabs scissors, cuts Cristina out of her dress and holds her while she crys]
	Season 3 / Episode 21: - Desire Dr. Cristina Yang: Did you bring Callie's flshcards? Dr. George O'Malley: No. Dr. Cristina Yang: Oh, no cake for you.
	Season 3 / Episode 19: - My Favorite Mistake Dr. Meredith Grey: Wow, you and George were really going at it last night. Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: [Spits out water] What? Dr. Cristina Yang: The laughing, the drinking, the music. Okay, nobody, I mean me, needs to hear George's rendition of Sexy back at 3:00 in the morning. Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: [laughs] Yeah, yeah. You should have said something or you know, banged on the wall. Dr. Cristina Yang: It's like living in a youth hostel. Dr. Meredith Grey: Well, the important thing is that she and George made up. You did, right? Dr. Alex Karev: [Interrupts] I need to use your bathroom Dr. Meredith Grey: Why? Dr. Alex Karev: Cause O'Malley's puking in mine. Dr. Cristina Yang: Youth hostel.
	Season 3 / Episode 17: - Some Kind of Miracle (3) Dr. Cristina Yang: Do you use moisturizer? Here, take this. Keep it behind the bar. Joe: Wow, what is this? It smells like something burning. Dr. Cristina Yang: It's gingerbread. Joe: Yeah... Dr. Cristina Yang: You're not getting this, are you? Okay, this is ninety-nine cents. Dr. Cristina Yang: You can buy anything for ninety-nine cents. Oh! Dr. Cristina Yang: It's small. It's tiny size. It has cat-type creatures on it. But it is a chair. For ninety-nine cents, you can buy furniture. That is America, man! Joe: That's Taiwan, man!
	Season 3 / Episode 17: - Some Kind of Miracle (3) Dr. Cristina Yang: Did you just say something? Did you just speak? Oh, Meredith... okay, Mer, I can't understand you. Just try... try again, try again for me, okay? [Meredith murmurs incoherently] What? I can't... come on, please... please don't be... [firmly] Your brain works, okay? So all you need to do is form a word. Please. Dr. Meredith Grey: [long pause] Ouch. Dr. Cristina Yang: [half-laughing, half-crying] Oh... hi! I'm getting married to Burke! Not that that should be anywhere on your list of thoughts right now, but just in case you slip it in the hall later... you are the one person I wanted to tell. [crying] Thank you for not dying.
	Season 3 / Episode 17: - Some Kind of Miracle (3) Dr. Cristina Yang: I'm coping, okay? I'm coping! So uhh... shut up, and look at all my crap!
	Season 3 / Episode 16: - Drowning on Dry Land (2) Dr. Cristina Yang: [after finding out about Meredith] It's Meredith? Dr. Alex Karev: Yeah Dr. Cristina Yang: Are you sure? Did you see her? Because it could be... Dr. Alex Karev: [grabs her arm] It's Meredith. Dr. Cristina Yang: Oh. [sees Derek crying in hall] Oh. Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens: She will come through this. She will come through this. Dr. George O'Malley: People die. Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens: I know people die. People die in front of us every day. But Meredith will survive this. I believe - I - I believe in the good. I believe that it's been a hell of a year, and I believe that in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, we'll all be okay. I believe a lot of things. I believe that - I believe that Denny is always with me. And I believe that if I eat a tub of butter and no one sees me, then calories don't count. And I believe that surgeons who prefer staples over stitches are just lazy. [to George] And I believe that you are a man who made a terrible mistake marrying Callie. And I believe that because I am your best friend, I can tell you this and we can be okay. I believe that even though you made this mistake, you will be okay. I believe we survive, George. I believe that believing we survive is what makes us survive.
	Season 3 / Episode 9: - From A Whisper To A Scream Dr. Cristina Yang: As doctors we know everybody's secrets. Their medical histories, sexual histories, confidential information. That is as essential to a surgeon as a 10-blade. And every bit as dangerous. we keep secrets. We have to. But not all secrets can be kept. Dr. Cristina Yang: In some ways, betrayal is inevitable. When our bodies betray us, surgery is often the key to recovery. When we betray each other, when we betray each other, the path to recovery is less clear. We do whatever it takes to rebuild the trust that was lost. And then there are some wounds, some betrayals that are so deep, so profound, that there's no way to repair what was lost. And when that happens. There's nothing left to do but wait.
	Season 3 / Episode 8: - Staring at the Sun Dr. Meredith Grey: Why bother even having a kid if you're only going to see it on weekends and holidays. You might as well just get a cat. Dr. George O'Malley: I talked to Dr. Burke, I think he's fine. Dr. Cristina Yang: You did what? Dr. Meredith Grey: What's wrong with Burke? Dr. Cristina Yang: Nothing's wrong with anybody. Dr. George O'Malley: You know he let her decanulate a heart this morning? Dr. Meredith Grey: You decanulated a heart this morning? By yourself? B****! Dr. Cristina Yang: No, not by myself. Dr. George O'Malley: Now she's lying about it. Dr. Alex Karev: Yang decanulated a heart. Why is Alex not surprised? Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: Izzie isn't either. Last week, Izzie was digging through crap, this week she's fondling man boobs. No decanulating hearts for Izzie! Dr. George O'Malley: Why aren't you bragging about decanulating the heart? Dr. Cristina Yang: I didn't decanulate the heart Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: Izzie and Alex do not believe you. Dr. Meredith Grey: Okay, what are you two doing? Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: [giggles] Izzie and Alex have a patient who speaks about himself in the third person. Dr. Alex Karev: They thought it was annoying at first, but now they kinda like it Dr. Meredith Grey: Good, is it gonna stop soon? Dr. Cristina Yang: What happened? This morning you were all bright and shiny, asking to be kicked in the face Dr. Meredith Grey: I am. I'm bright. I'm shiny. Dr. Cristina Yang: Yeah. Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: Izzie thinks that this whole "Bright and Shiny" thing is getting old. Dr. Alex Karev: Alex agrees.
	Season 3 / Episode 8: - Staring at the Sun Dr. Meredith Grey: I mean why bother even having a kid when you're only going to see it on weekends and holidays? You might as well get a cat. Dr. George O'Malley: I talked to Burke. I think he's fine. Dr. Cristina Yang: You did what? Dr. Meredith Grey: What's wrong with Burke? Dr. Cristina Yang: Nothing's wrong with anybody. Dr. George O'Malley: Did you know he let her decanulate a heart this morning? Dr. Meredith Grey: [to Christina] you decanulated a heart this morning? by yourself? Bitch! Dr. Cristina Yang: No... not by myself. Dr. George O'Malley: Now she's lying about it! Dr. Alex Karev: Yang decanulated a heart, why is Alex not surprised? Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: Izzie isn't either. Last week Izzie was digging through crap this week she's fondling man boobs. [in sing-tone voice] No decanulating hearts for Izzie. Dr. George O'Malley: [to Christina] why aren't you bragging about decanulating the heart? Dr. Cristina Yang: I didn't decanulate the heart. Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: Izzie and Alex do not believe you. Dr. Meredith Grey: Okay, what are you two doing? Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: Izzie and Alex have a patient who speaks about himself in the third person. Dr. Alex Karev: They thought it was kind of annoying at first, but now they kind of like it. Dr. Meredith Grey: Good! Is it going to stop soon? Dr. Cristina Yang: Wow what happened? This morning you were all bright and shiny asking to be kicked in the face. Dr. Meredith Grey: I am. I'm bright. I'm shiny. Dr. Cristina Yang: Yeah. Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: Izzie thinks this whole bright and shiny thing is getting old. Dr. Alex Karev: Alex agrees.
	Season 3 / Episode 6: - Let the Angels Commit Dr. Cristina Yang: The whole point behind hanging out with really old guy is that he doesn't talk!
	Season 3 / Episode 2: - I Am a Tree Dr. Cristina Yang: Your mother called me a racist! She thinks I'm a racist stripper!
	Season 3 / Episode 1: - Time Has Come Today Dr. Alex Karev: Izzie. Izzie! Come on. Dr. George O'Malley: [George sighs] Ok, she's been in there all night, we have to do something. Dr. Alex Karev: Yeah. Dr. Meredith Grey: Yeah. Dr. Cristina Yang: Yeah. Dr. Meredith Grey: Why are you all looking at me? Dr. Cristina Yang: Well, this is familiar territory for you. Dr. Meredith Grey: There is nothing familiar about this. Unfamiliar. Denny died. The man she loves, died. Dr. Cristina Yang: Yeah, but you're all dark and twisty inside. Dr. Meredith Grey: Dark and twisty? Dr. Cristina Yang: Well, your mother with the Alzheimer's thing, and the father you don't talk to. Dr. Alex Karev: And the tequila thing, and the inappropriate men thing. Dr. George O'Malley: You are dark and twisty inside Meredith and now Izzie is dark and twisty inside. Dr. Meredith Grey: So all of a sudden I'm the president of people with crappy lives? Dr. George O'Malley: Seriously, we have to do something. Someone has to go in there. [they all look at Meredith]
	Season 2 / Episode 27: - Losing My Religion Dr. George O'Malley: What happened? Nurse Olivia Harper: I didn't know what to do. I didn't think you guys would want me to go to the chief, but... Dr. Cristina Yang: Where is she? Nurse Olivia Harper: She's in there. [walk in to see Izzie lying in bed with Denny] Dr. Cristina Yang: Izzie... Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: I think it was a stroke. He was prone to blood clots. A clot could have formed on his sutures and traveled to his brain, it only takes a second. Dr. Meredith Grey: Izz... Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: Dr. Hahn did a beautiful job on the surgery. But I don't know why I didn't think of blood clots. He died all alone. He was alone. Dr. George O'Malley: There's nothing you could have done. Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: I changed my dress three times. I wanted to look nice. I would have been here sooner. But I couldn't figure out which dress to wear. Dr. George O'Malley: Izzie, we shouldn't be in here. Dr. Meredith Grey: Izz, there are things that they need, they need to move him. Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: Take him to the morgue. Dr. Cristina Yang: You can't stay here, I know you want to... Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: Can you please, please, just get out? I want to be alone with Denny. Dr. Alex Karev: Izzie, that's not Denny. Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: Shut up. Dr. Alex Karev: Izz, it's not Denny. The minute his heart stopped beating he stopped being Denny. Now I know you love him, but he also loved you. And a guy that loves you like that, he doesn't want you to do this to yourself. Because it's not Denny, not anymore. Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: An hour ago he was proposing. And now... and now he's going to the morgue. Isn't that ridiculous? Isn't it the most ridiculous piece of crap you've ever... [starts sobbing. Alex picks her up, cradling her, and sits down on a chair holding and rocking her while she sobs]
	Season 2 / Episode 27: - Losing My Religion Dr. Richard Webber: [one on one meeting with Cristina] I know your type. You're a surgical junkie. Dr. Cristina Yang: Yes, sir. Dr. Richard Webber: I'm just saying, it's not going to be easy for you to be away from the OR that long. Dr. Cristina Yang: No, sir. Dr. Richard Webber: And if you want to get back to the OR, you're gonna tell me what I need to know aren't you. Dr. Cristina Yang: You're right, it's not easy for me to be away from the OR. And it's not easy for me to sit in front of you, or any other authority figure for that matter, and not be able to give you the exact answer that you want to hear. I'm the one with the answers. I've always been the one with the answers. But right now sir, I don't have any. Dr. Richard Webber: Dr. Yang. Dr. Cristina Yang: How do you keep your edge sir? Because I've watched you and you've been doing this a long time and you're clean, you're focused, you are the job, nothing gets to you. And the thing is sir, I was like that, until I got here. Until I actually started doing this job and now everything is, is fuzzy and... Dr. Richard Webber: That's beside the point. Dr. Cristina Yang: No see sir, this is the point. Because I can't tell you, I can't tell you what happened in that room. And before I could have, no guilt, no loyalties, no problem. Before, before I wouldn't have even been in that room. I wouldn't have gotten involved. I would have never frozen in surgery. And I would have told him what I thought he should do. I had an edge, sir. I had an edge and I've lost it, and I need it. I need it back. So, if you could just tell me, how you keep yours and how not to be affected, I know I could be a great surgeon. So if you could just give me the answers, I would really appreciate it. Dr. Richard Webber: You're excused Dr. Yang. Dr. Cristina Yang: But... Dr. Richard Webber: You're excused. Dr. Cristina Yang: I'll tell you, I'll tell you who cut the LVAD wires if you'll please... Dr. Richard Webber: No you won't, I don't wanna know. Not from you. Yeah, I have the answers, but I can't tell them to you. I'm not going to be responsible for you becoming less human.
	Season 2 / Episode 27: - Losing My Religion Dr. Cristina Yang: I didn't like teenage girls when I was a teenage girl. Dr. Meredith Grey: I wore a lot of black. Dr. Cristina Yang: Ooh. Dr. Meredith Grey: Had the whole angry pink hair thing going on. Wouldn't have been caught dead at a prom. Dr. Cristina Yang: My mother made me go. My date barfed on my dress and then tried to feel me up.
	Season 2 / Episode 24: - Damage Case Dr. Cristina Yang: [Cristina has fallen asleep whilst she and Burke were having sex] Don't let this threaten your manhood Dr. Preston Burke: Oh this is not... I am very confident in my manhood, thank you very much Dr. Cristina Yang: Well good. You should be because, I mean... I fell asleep because I'd already finished. [pause] Twice! Dr. Preston Burke: [Annoyed] I hadn't finished!
	Season 2 / Episode 21: - Superstition Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: [Christina has one of Burkes surgery caps, which he feels he needs to operate and refuses to give it to him. Izzie find out he's about to operate on Denny] Now are you going to give it to him or am I gonna physically take it from you? Dr. Cristina Yang: [Incredulously] Are you threatening me? Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: I swear to God Cristina. I like you. I really do. But I grew up in a trailer park and I am not above kicking your pampered little Beverley Hills ass. Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: And I do mean physically kicking your ass.
	Season 2 / Episode 21: - Superstition Dr. Cristina Yang: You want me to pee in front of you? Is that what you want? Dr. George O'Malley: You have it on you. Dr. Cristina Yang: Oh, really? You want to go there? Dr. George O'Malley: I want to go there. Dr. Cristina Yang: So what are you going to do, Bambi? Take it from me. Dr. George O'Malley: Burke said to do whatever I have to do and I am going to do whatever.
	Season 2 / Episode 20: - Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens: Have you talked to Meredith yet? Dr. George O'Malley: Tomorrow I'm gonna buy a t-shirt that says, "Stop asking me about Meredith," and I'm gonna wear it everyday until people stop asking me about Meredith. Dr. Cristina Yang: [sees Meredith coming] Shhh! At least they won't be asking you about your hair.
	Season 2 / Episode 20: - Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole Dr. Cristina Yang: [changing the baby; singing] A-B-C-D... oh gross. E-F-G/This really couldn't suck any worse.
	Season 2 / Episode 20: - Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole Dr. Richard Webber: Dr. Yang? Dr. Cristina Yang: Dr. Webber. Dr. Richard Webber: What is that smell? Dr. Cristina Yang: Uh... it's... it's feces. It's baby feces.
	Season 2 / Episode 20: - Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole Dr. Cristina Yang: I have an MD from Stanford and a PhD from Berkley, I can handle this diaper... unless you want to.
	Season 2 / Episode 19: - What Have I Done To Deserve This? Dr. Cristina Yang: If you want crappy things to stop happening to you, then stop accepting crap and demand something more.
	Season 2 / Episode 19: - What Have I Done To Deserve This? Dr. Cristina Yang: Stop pouting. Dr. George O'Malley: I'm not pouting. Dr. Cristina Yang: Oh please, I don't even have to look at you, I can feel you pouting. Whatever Meredith did, it wasn't on purpose, so get over it already. Dr. Preston Burke: Ahem... Dr. Cristina Yang: I'm not being inappropriate, he's acting like she skinned his puppy. Dr. Preston Burke: Yang, that's not nice. Dr. Cristina Yang: Well, I'm not a nice person.
	Season 2 / Episode 18: - Yesterday Dr. Alex Karev: Why is he suturing his own face? Dr. Cristina Yang: To turn me on.
	Season 2 / Episode 18: - Yesterday Dr. Cristina Yang: Ok, what's wrong with you? Dr. Meredith Grey: My mommy's a filthy whore.
	Season 2 / Episode 18: - Yesterday Dr. Cristina Yang: You know, he's acting like I committed a crime. Like my apartment is full of stolen goods. He's acting like I kept my apartment to hide stolen good so I could do illegal transplants for money. Dr. Meredith Grey: Are you sure he's not just acting like you lied to him about moving in? Dr. Cristina Yang: What the hell's wrong with you? Dr. Meredith Grey: My mommy's a filthy whore.

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