Ellen Pompeo

Sometimes that is misconstrued as something else because I am hard on the outside and I curse like a sailor and I'll literally start a fist fight in the middle of Rodeo Drive with someone who cuts me off. I will. Don't sleep. I will. But I'm also like super soft and chewy inside. And, you know, so I'm a complex blend, I think.

Well, my manager at the time said something to me that literally hit me like a brick. He said, are you ready to be unpopular? I was like, what do you mean? And he was like, well, I just don't want you to think that everyone's going to go in and cheer for you and clap for you and bow to you and think you're the dopest thing ever because there's going to be a lot of people who are not happy for you.

Well, my manager at the time said something to me that literally hit me like a brick. He said, are you ready to be unpopular? I was like, what do you mean? And he was like, well, I just don't want you to think that everyone's going to go in and cheer for you and clap for you and bow to you and think you're the dopest thing ever because there's going to be a lot of people who are not happy for you.

Well, my manager at the time said something to me that literally hit me like a brick. He said, are you ready to be unpopular? I was like, what do you mean? And he was like, well, I just don't want you to think that everyone's going to go in and cheer for you and clap for you and bow to you and think you're the dopest thing ever because there's going to be a lot of people who are not happy for you.

And that had never occurred to me. And I was like, oh, thanks for saying that to me. It did not occur to me. And you are so right. And so that was a good prep for me that he said that. But it's true. It's not everybody – and other women have said it publicly. No, people generally – it's hard for people to celebrate other people if they have something that resembles something that they want.

And that had never occurred to me. And I was like, oh, thanks for saying that to me. It did not occur to me. And you are so right. And so that was a good prep for me that he said that. But it's true. It's not everybody – and other women have said it publicly. No, people generally – it's hard for people to celebrate other people if they have something that resembles something that they want.

And that had never occurred to me. And I was like, oh, thanks for saying that to me. It did not occur to me. And you are so right. And so that was a good prep for me that he said that. But it's true. It's not everybody – and other women have said it publicly. No, people generally – it's hard for people to celebrate other people if they have something that resembles something that they want.

It's a lot, and it's patriarchy, and it's misogyny, and that's what it is. Sports players, too. Sports players are celebrated for their contracts, crazy contracts. Not saying they're not worth it, but it's okay for them to celebrate it, and it's not okay. I think what helps me is to really focus on

It's a lot, and it's patriarchy, and it's misogyny, and that's what it is. Sports players, too. Sports players are celebrated for their contracts, crazy contracts. Not saying they're not worth it, but it's okay for them to celebrate it, and it's not okay. I think what helps me is to really focus on

It's a lot, and it's patriarchy, and it's misogyny, and that's what it is. Sports players, too. Sports players are celebrated for their contracts, crazy contracts. Not saying they're not worth it, but it's okay for them to celebrate it, and it's not okay. I think what helps me is to really focus on

To not sort of to take myself out of it and stop thinking about myself and what people think of me and just focus on what I do best, which is the work. Focus on the work and focus on when you make a lot of money as a woman, let's face it, you have power. right? So then how can I take that power and do good with it? How can I amplify someone else? How can I help someone else?

To not sort of to take myself out of it and stop thinking about myself and what people think of me and just focus on what I do best, which is the work. Focus on the work and focus on when you make a lot of money as a woman, let's face it, you have power. right? So then how can I take that power and do good with it? How can I amplify someone else? How can I help someone else?

To not sort of to take myself out of it and stop thinking about myself and what people think of me and just focus on what I do best, which is the work. Focus on the work and focus on when you make a lot of money as a woman, let's face it, you have power. right? So then how can I take that power and do good with it? How can I amplify someone else? How can I help someone else?

How can I lift up someone else who doesn't sit in the position of privilege that I sit in? Fuck what people think of me. Who cares? You can't control that. What you can do is use your power for good. And there's a lot of women probably in your field who would love a show on Unwell. Yeah. And who would thrive and would do anything to get on your network and be under your umbrella.

How can I lift up someone else who doesn't sit in the position of privilege that I sit in? Fuck what people think of me. Who cares? You can't control that. What you can do is use your power for good. And there's a lot of women probably in your field who would love a show on Unwell. Yeah. And who would thrive and would do anything to get on your network and be under your umbrella.

How can I lift up someone else who doesn't sit in the position of privilege that I sit in? Fuck what people think of me. Who cares? You can't control that. What you can do is use your power for good. And there's a lot of women probably in your field who would love a show on Unwell. Yeah. And who would thrive and would do anything to get on your network and be under your umbrella.

They just need a chance. You know, so who cares what people say about you? You just keep doing you and use your power to lift up other people and your power wouldn't have been for nothing.

They just need a chance. You know, so who cares what people say about you? You just keep doing you and use your power to lift up other people and your power wouldn't have been for nothing.

They just need a chance. You know, so who cares what people say about you? You just keep doing you and use your power to lift up other people and your power wouldn't have been for nothing.

So I'm super lucky and I have a great team of lawyers and agents, right? And then here we go once again, Shonda Rhimes. I – being a woman, I guess I'm conditioned to make sure that I'm not stepping on anybody's toes and I'm being polite, which – I guess people maybe who know me wouldn't say, well, bitch, you are not polite. But anyway, I asked Shonda first.