Ellen Pompeo

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.

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.

I said, just so you know, she doesn't really have much to do with that stuff. You know, it's business affairs and whatever. But I said to her, I'm going to go in and ask for this much. Are you cool with that? just because I don't want to be disrespectful to her. I don't want to come off crazy. And I want to let her know what moves I'm making because I do respect her. I am grateful to her.

I said, just so you know, she doesn't really have much to do with that stuff. You know, it's business affairs and whatever. But I said to her, I'm going to go in and ask for this much. Are you cool with that? just because I don't want to be disrespectful to her. I don't want to come off crazy. And I want to let her know what moves I'm making because I do respect her. I am grateful to her.

I said, just so you know, she doesn't really have much to do with that stuff. You know, it's business affairs and whatever. But I said to her, I'm going to go in and ask for this much. Are you cool with that? just because I don't want to be disrespectful to her. I don't want to come off crazy. And I want to let her know what moves I'm making because I do respect her. I am grateful to her.

And I do want to make sure I'm moving in the right way, right? And she was like, yeah, no one's going to give it to you. You have to ask for it. And so once I got her blessing to go ahead and do what I wanted to do, Then I said to my team, I'm okay with that. And, you know, necessarily the business people might say, you don't need to ask her permission. You don't need to do that.

And I do want to make sure I'm moving in the right way, right? And she was like, yeah, no one's going to give it to you. You have to ask for it. And so once I got her blessing to go ahead and do what I wanted to do, Then I said to my team, I'm okay with that. And, you know, necessarily the business people might say, you don't need to ask her permission. You don't need to do that.

And I do want to make sure I'm moving in the right way, right? And she was like, yeah, no one's going to give it to you. You have to ask for it. And so once I got her blessing to go ahead and do what I wanted to do, Then I said to my team, I'm okay with that. And, you know, necessarily the business people might say, you don't need to ask her permission. You don't need to do that.

And then I say, yeah, but I want to. Because truth is, I wouldn't be here without her. So I always, back to my being raised in a mafia culture, I always want to pay respect to

And then I say, yeah, but I want to. Because truth is, I wouldn't be here without her. So I always, back to my being raised in a mafia culture, I always want to pay respect to

And then I say, yeah, but I want to. Because truth is, I wouldn't be here without her. So I always, back to my being raised in a mafia culture, I always want to pay respect to

to the people that deserve respect and it makes me feel good to know I'm letting you know how I'm moving because to me that's polite that's courteous I'm gonna go do this I don't want to make you look crazy and it's communication and I just feel like it's good business and and people know I'm up front with them and I'm not shady I'm not I'm not shady at all I'm super up front I always say it like it is may not always land well but like I'm transparent you know

to the people that deserve respect and it makes me feel good to know I'm letting you know how I'm moving because to me that's polite that's courteous I'm gonna go do this I don't want to make you look crazy and it's communication and I just feel like it's good business and and people know I'm up front with them and I'm not shady I'm not I'm not shady at all I'm super up front I always say it like it is may not always land well but like I'm transparent you know

to the people that deserve respect and it makes me feel good to know I'm letting you know how I'm moving because to me that's polite that's courteous I'm gonna go do this I don't want to make you look crazy and it's communication and I just feel like it's good business and and people know I'm up front with them and I'm not shady I'm not I'm not shady at all I'm super up front I always say it like it is may not always land well but like I'm transparent you know

You know, I believe in honor. Yeah. And the other thing I believe in is sort of, I don't want anything that I don't deserve. I don't want anything I don't deserve and I don't want anything that I haven't worked for. And I'm happy to work for everything I have. And, you know, the CAA can, they print out a report, right?

You know, I believe in honor. Yeah. And the other thing I believe in is sort of, I don't want anything that I don't deserve. I don't want anything I don't deserve and I don't want anything that I haven't worked for. And I'm happy to work for everything I have. And, you know, the CAA can, they print out a report, right?

You know, I believe in honor. Yeah. And the other thing I believe in is sort of, I don't want anything that I don't deserve. I don't want anything I don't deserve and I don't want anything that I haven't worked for. And I'm happy to work for everything I have. And, you know, the CAA can, they print out a report, right?

You're curating or whatever it is, they spit it out and they let you know exactly how you move the needle. It's all in the data. You affect this many households. Your voice is recognizable to this many people. The median income in that household is this. They break it down. You see exactly how much this network makes for the parent company.

You're curating or whatever it is, they spit it out and they let you know exactly how you move the needle. It's all in the data. You affect this many households. Your voice is recognizable to this many people. The median income in that household is this. They break it down. You see exactly how much this network makes for the parent company.

You're curating or whatever it is, they spit it out and they let you know exactly how you move the needle. It's all in the data. You affect this many households. Your voice is recognizable to this many people. The median income in that household is this. They break it down. You see exactly how much this network makes for the parent company.