Patch Adams:
[Angrily entering his room to his roommate Mitch Roman] You told Walcott I cheated. I know you did it, just tell me why.
Patch Adams was born on May 28, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA as Hunter Doherty Adams. He is a producer, known for Patch Adams (1998), The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg and Clownvets (2019). He has been married to Susan Parenti since July 28, 2010. He was previously married to Linda Edquist. In the late 1960s one of his closest friends (a man, not a woman as depicted in the film) was murdered. Convinced of the powerful connection between environment and wellness, he believes the health of an individual cannot be separated from the health of the family, community, and the world.
Mitch Roman:
Look, cut the crap, Hunter. I live with you, I know how much you study, or should I say 'don't' study. And you do better than me? Give me a break.
Patch Adams:
You arrogant, pompous prick! Who appointed you custodian in medical profession? Is it because your father was a doctor, and his father was a doctor? Is it some sort of genetic thing?
Mitch Roman:
You're damn right.
Patch Adams:
Really?
Mitch Roman:
You know, I grew up with it. I know what it takes to look in the eyes of dying people day after day after day and then come home for dinner at night. I know what it takes. You don't have it.
Patch Adams:
Oh, really? And you do? If you don't like me, just say it.
Mitch:
I don't like you!
Patch Adams:
Why don't you like me? You're a prick, and I like you.
Mitch:
Because you make my effort a joke! I want to be a doctor! This isn't a game to me! This isn't play time! This is serious business! I have it in me to be a great doctor! But in order to do that, I have to sacrifice in order to be better.
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Patch Adams:
Better? Better than me?
Mitch:
I will save lives that have otherwise not been saved. Now, I can be like you, and go around laughing and have a good time, ha-ha, but I prefer to learn. Because the more I learn, the more likely I will have the right answer the crucial moment and save a life. And you say I'm a prick? You say I'm a prick? You know, maybe I am. But you ask the average person when death comes knocking at their door, whether they'll want a prick on their side, or some kindergarten teacher who's gonna kiss their ass! Because when that day comes, I'll want the prick, and so will you.
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Patch Adams:
[Leaving the room] You know, I forget how young you are, Mitch. That you think that you have to be a prick to get things done, and that you actually think that that's a new idea.