Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

Medicine is so fascinating.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

You know, Boston people are full of sauce.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

Really, I don't care if people think I'm too skinny. This is my body. If they don't like it, screw it.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

Where I come from, you don't just say, 'Oh, I'm going to become an actor.' Talk like that and they think you're crazy.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

My mother came from an Irish family of 11 kids and, of course, had a sister who was a nun, so I spent time at a convent and with an aunt and uncle who lived in New York and took me to the theater.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

Cancer is something that touches everyone's lives.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

I want to teach my daughter the importance of exercising and eating healthy as she grows up.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

You can't really judge characters, because that's when it gets really hard to play them.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

Learning about the way people process information and their emotions is hugely helpful to my work.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

Happiness is not that easy to achieve, but having a handsome husband, a beautiful baby, and a great job helps.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

I don't believe in putting on airs. I call it like I see it.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

I just worry about the girls who look up to me. I don't want them to think I starve myself or don't eat, and that to be like me that's what they have to do.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

Want is misery.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

I am who I am, a Southie.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

It's easy to get lost in the baby. You have to make sure you give your husband attention.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

If I'm bringing joy to people and entertaining people as an actor, then I should be grateful for that and act accordingly, you know?

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

I went up a pants size during my pregnancy.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

Brains don't really smell, but what's amazing about the brain is that it's almost like scrambled eggs or soft tofu, almost like a gel. The brain controls so much of what we do, but you could put your finger right through it.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

Being a mother is magical.

Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo

This is Hollywood. People don't admit mistakes.