Student Teaching: Are you talking about me?

Today the students were setting up for rehearsal for their UIL One Act Play. As they were setting up the dinner table, I thought I overheard one of my students (he's in my Advanced Theatre class) say my name. Normally my interactions with him consist of him questioning what I tell him, pushing boundaries, and occasional shouts of "Don't censor me!"At first, I thought I was imagining what he said. Then I asked, and heard music to my teacher ears. It was something along the lines of "Remember what Miss Thomas said? If we put him here it will make him the focus of the scene."

What?

You mean you actually paid attention to something I taught you...AND applied it?!?!