Front of the Class (2008 TV Movie)
James Wolk: Brad Cohen
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Quotes
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Brad Cohen : I get that look a lot, but I never let it get to me.
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Brad Cohen : Maybe we should talk about the elephant.
Recruiter : Elephant?
Brad Cohen : In the room: my Tourette's.
Recruiter : No. The Americans with Disabilities Act doesn't allow me to ask you...
Brad Cohen : I know, but I'd like to tell you just like I tell the kids in my classes. See, I explain to them that it's a brain thing that causes me to make strange noises, they're like sneezes, irrepressible. When you have to, you have to.
Recruiter : How do they react?
Brad Cohen : Once they understand, they're fine with it. It's never caused any problems in a classroom.
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Brad Cohen : I was running out of time and money... and hope.
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Brad Cohen : It's hard to be patient when you feel as though you've blown your last chance.
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Brad Cohen : Well. Right now there's no medicine that can cure Tourette's. But, it's okay. Cuz I've learned to accept it and I don't let it run my life.
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Brad Cohen : Still, my Constant Companion, as always, warned me not to get my hopes up. But hope is a hard habit to break.
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Recruiter : What made you decide to go into teaching?
Brad Cohen : It's all I've ever wanted to do. I feel like I was born to teach.