Campbell Alexander I have an iron lung, and Judge helps me steer clear of magnets.
4th most-quoted character in My Sister's Keeper (2009): in 5 of its 28 quotes
A line from Campbell AlexanderWhen Anna Fitzgerald first stepped into my office I thought she was selling girl scout cookies.
More lines from Campbell Alexander
2 quotes Campbell Alexander Campbell Alexander The kid wasn't lying. The doctor started taking things from her the moment she was born. Cord blood as an infant, white blood cell transfusions, bone marrow, lymphocytes, injections to add more stem cells, then they took them, too, but it was never enough.
Scenes with Campbell Alexander
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I want to sue my parents for the rights to my own body.
Campbell Alexander Would you repeat that, please?
I want to sue my parents for the right to my own body. My sister has leukemia. They are trying to force me to give her my body parts.
Campbell You're supposed to give her a kidney?
She has been in renal failure for months now.
Campbell Well, no one can force you to donate if you don't want to, can they?
They think they can. I'm under eighteen, they're my legal guardians.
Campbell They can't do that.
Well that's what I want you to tell them because they have been doing it to me my whole life. I wouldn't even be alive if Kate wasn't sick. I'm a designer baby. I was made in a dish to be spare parts for Kate.
Campbell You're kidding, right? You do know what will happen if you don't give her your kidney, right?
Yeah, she will die.
Secretary
[Alexander Campbell, Anna's lawyer, is sitting in his office] [Over the intercom]
Your 11 o'clock appointment is here.
Alexander I don't have an 11 o'clock appointment.
Secretary
[Through door]
Wait, you can't go in there!
[Sara Fitzgerald storms through his door. Secretary tries to pull her out]
Get your hands off me. Mr. Alexander, I'm Sara Fitzgerald, Anna's mother.
Alexander [To secretary]
It's okay, Gloria.
Gloria
Are you sure? Because I don't mind calling security.
Alexander No, no. Thank you. [Gloria leaves] What can I do for you, Mrs. Fitzgerald?
[Reaching into her bag, taking out a card and handing it to him]
The legal age for emancipation of a minor is 14 in the state of California. It's the law, you might want to check it out. Anna is only 11.
Alexander I'm aware of the law she's challenging.
She can't. She's too young to stand for herself.
Alexander I'm filing for her as guardian ad litem.
As what? A family independence agency?
Alexander I have 15 years as a volunteer member of the ACLU. In addition to which, I have this power of attorney signed by your daughter. [Hands the power of attorney over to her]
Alexander Anna doesn't want to do it any more. And 11 years old or not, she has rights. And so long as she wants to move forward, I am going to help her.
Why? What's your interest? This isn't a case for you. There's no money!
Alexander [outraged]
What's my interest!? Eight hospitalizations in eleven years, six catheterizations, two bone-marrow aspirations, two stem-cell purges!
Alexander [Ignoring her]
Not to mention the side effects, including bleeding, infections, bruising. Filgrastim shots! Those are growth hormones, am I correct?
Something like that.
Alexander Drugs for nausea, opiates for pain, Ambien for sleep. Not exactly the proper medication for a pre-teen!
Every procedure had its risks and complications! Anna understood that, she was okay with it!
Alexander Really?
Yeah!
Alexander At five years old?
[Sara gabbles, trying to think of a response, but cannot]
Oh my God, you're good. You're really good. You know, I've seen your commercials, right? I mean, who hasn't! I always thought you were some sort of headline-seeking hack, but you have real talent. [Angrily] You almost had me believing that you cared about Anna!
Alexander [Coldly]
Funny, I was about to say the same thing to you.
