The Sopranos (TV Series)

Employee of the Month (2001)

Peter Bogdanovich: Dr. Elliot Kupferberg

Quotes 

• Dr. Elliott Kupferberg : Jennifer, civilization...

  Dr. Jennifer Melfi : Oh, don't worry, I won't break the social compact. But that's not saying... there isn't a certain satisfaction in knowing that I could have that asshole squashed like a bug... if I wanted!

• Dr. Jennifer Melfi : [during her therapy session, referring to Tony]  Richard was right: I've been "charmed" by a sociopath, why didn't I listen?

  Dr. Elliott Kupferberg : Why do you think?

  Dr. Jennifer Melfi : Why did I reject a good man like Richard in the first place? If you think about my life, it's so "textbook." Marry a man ten years my senior, of course Richard's gonna be "protective" and "patriarchal" and then I reject him for exactly that

  Dr. Elliott Kupferberg : There's nothing wrong with wanting to be safe: it's a basic human need

  Dr. Jennifer Melfi : I know Richard's right, I should get Tony Soprano... oh shit

  Dr. Elliott Kupferberg : I always thought it was the other guy in the news, Little Augie Aprile

  Dr. Jennifer Melfi : I can't believe I revealed his name

  Dr. Elliott Kupferberg : Why did you? Does Richard know who he is?

  Dr. Jennifer Melfi : I think he saw it in my daytime once. That's why his been so adamant because Soprano is very "high up"

  Dr. Elliott Kupferberg : And if he was some "button man", you wouldn't be treating him?

  Dr. Jennifer Melfi : Please with the terminology...

  Dr. Elliott Kupferberg : You know psychotherapy is "limited" in the treatment of anxiety disorder, now you've medicated Soprano properly, you've helped him "gain" what "insight" in what his able to absorb... it's time to send him on to a behaviorist