Do You Even Know Her Name?

from Sports Night

by Aaron Sorkin

A junior staffer at a network confronts a sports anchorman for his unfeeling behavior.

My name's Monica. I'm the assistant wardrobe supervisor for Sports Night as well as two other shows here at CSC. I think you hurt the feelings of the woman I work for. Her name is Maureen and she's been working here since the day you started.

Can I ask you a question? (holding up a necktie) Do you know what color this is? It's called gun metal. Gray has more ivory in it, gun metal has more blue. Can you tell me which of these shirts you should wear it with?

No, you can’t. There's no reason why you should. You're not supposed to know what shirt goes with what suit or how a color in a necktie can pick up your eyes. You're not expected to know what's going to clash with what Dan's wearing or what pattern's gonna bleed when Dave changes the lighting.

Mr. McCall, you get so much attention and so much praise for what you actually do, and all of it's deserved. But when you go on a talk-show and get complimented on something you didn't do, how hard would it be to say "That's not me. That's a woman named Maureen who's been working for us since the first day. It's Maureen who dresses me every night, and without Maureen, I wouldn't know gun metal gray from a hole in the ground."

Do you have any idea what it would’ve meant to her? Do you have any idea how many times she would've played that tape for her husband and her kids?

I know this is when it starts to get busy for you, and I hope I didn't take up too much of your time.

(Beat) Please don't tell Maureen I spoke to you... she'd be pretty mad at me.