NCIS: Los Angeles, Season 1

(Eric is frustrated trying to get information from a wet computer)

Hetty:
You know I despise your wardrobe, particularly those flip-flops, not to mention you surfboard leaning preciously close to my car. The sand you track into the OPS center or the millions of dollars of top-secret technology you use to play your frivolous video games.

Eric:
I only left my surfboard near you car once… twice. I don't do it anymore.

Hetty:
But I tolerate it all, for the most part. And, do you know why, Mr. Beale?

Eric:
My playful kitten-like personality? I-I don't know why I just said that. I make jokes when I'm nervous… using humor as a defense mechanism. It's a bad habit. I don't even know why I'm still talking.

Hetty:
I tolerate it because you are unequalled at what you do. I am the way I am because I demand the best. This is an elite unit whose unparalleled success rests on the superior skills of those who work here. And that's why I know if anyone can fix this, it is you.