Ellen Pompeo

I see exactly how much Grey's Anatomy makes for ABC Disney. I get to see the number. And then, you know, it's my face. It's my voice. I've done so much work promoting the show all over the world for the past 20 years. It is, I am the, you know, Disney princess of that franchise. So, you know, I have this sort of data to back up. I know the show has generated this much money.

I see exactly how much Grey's Anatomy makes for ABC Disney. I get to see the number. And then, you know, it's my face. It's my voice. I've done so much work promoting the show all over the world for the past 20 years. It is, I am the, you know, Disney princess of that franchise. So, you know, I have this sort of data to back up. I know the show has generated this much money.

I see exactly how much Grey's Anatomy makes for ABC Disney. I get to see the number. And then, you know, it's my face. It's my voice. I've done so much work promoting the show all over the world for the past 20 years. It is, I am the, you know, Disney princess of that franchise. So, you know, I have this sort of data to back up. I know the show has generated this much money.

I definitely deserve a percentage of that. And you can do the same. And that's what's challenging. And I've said this before, so I'm sorry if I sound redundant, but It is challenging for women to advocate themselves in different situations and jobs because if you cannot quantify how what you do contributes to the income of that company, it's harder to fight for yourself and say, I deserve this.

I definitely deserve a percentage of that. And you can do the same. And that's what's challenging. And I've said this before, so I'm sorry if I sound redundant, but It is challenging for women to advocate themselves in different situations and jobs because if you cannot quantify how what you do contributes to the income of that company, it's harder to fight for yourself and say, I deserve this.

I definitely deserve a percentage of that. And you can do the same. And that's what's challenging. And I've said this before, so I'm sorry if I sound redundant, but It is challenging for women to advocate themselves in different situations and jobs because if you cannot quantify how what you do contributes to the income of that company, it's harder to fight for yourself and say, I deserve this.

Well, you deserve this based on what? It is easier to quantify what you're worth when you see a hard number. So I advocate for women always fighting for themselves because most likely they are getting undervalued compared to what they're offering men. We know that also statistically and women of color and Hispanic women and Asian women, you know, we know all those numbers.

Well, you deserve this based on what? It is easier to quantify what you're worth when you see a hard number. So I advocate for women always fighting for themselves because most likely they are getting undervalued compared to what they're offering men. We know that also statistically and women of color and Hispanic women and Asian women, you know, we know all those numbers.

Well, you deserve this based on what? It is easier to quantify what you're worth when you see a hard number. So I advocate for women always fighting for themselves because most likely they are getting undervalued compared to what they're offering men. We know that also statistically and women of color and Hispanic women and Asian women, you know, we know all those numbers.

So they're always undervalued. So all women should always push the envelope. All anyone can say is no.

So they're always undervalued. So all women should always push the envelope. All anyone can say is no.

So they're always undervalued. So all women should always push the envelope. All anyone can say is no.

Well, you know, listen, to be completely fair, the television game was so different then. And he had done like 13 pilots before me. That was my first pilot I had ever done. And back in those days, you know, I don't know if they still do this or not. They had like – you had a quote. And with every TV pilot you did, you got your quote, which was whatever it was. So if you've done 13 TV pilots –

Well, you know, listen, to be completely fair, the television game was so different then. And he had done like 13 pilots before me. That was my first pilot I had ever done. And back in those days, you know, I don't know if they still do this or not. They had like – you had a quote. And with every TV pilot you did, you got your quote, which was whatever it was. So if you've done 13 TV pilots –

Well, you know, listen, to be completely fair, the television game was so different then. And he had done like 13 pilots before me. That was my first pilot I had ever done. And back in those days, you know, I don't know if they still do this or not. They had like – you had a quote. And with every TV pilot you did, you got your quote, which was whatever it was. So if you've done 13 TV pilots –

And here we go, nothing personal to him, but just in general, only a man can fail, can have 13 failed TV pilots, and their quote still keeps going up, right? But in all fairness, his quote was what it was. He was a bigger star than I was at that point. No one knew who I was. Everybody knew who he was. So he did deserve that money. I'm not saying he didn't deserve that money.

And here we go, nothing personal to him, but just in general, only a man can fail, can have 13 failed TV pilots, and their quote still keeps going up, right? But in all fairness, his quote was what it was. He was a bigger star than I was at that point. No one knew who I was. Everybody knew who he was. So he did deserve that money. I'm not saying he didn't deserve that money.

And here we go, nothing personal to him, but just in general, only a man can fail, can have 13 failed TV pilots, and their quote still keeps going up, right? But in all fairness, his quote was what it was. He was a bigger star than I was at that point. No one knew who I was. Everybody knew who he was. So he did deserve that money. I'm not saying he didn't deserve that money.

It just – being that I was the namesake of the show, I deserved the same. And then that was harder to get. So I wasn't salty about him getting what he got. I was salty that they didn't value me as much as they valued him. And they never will. And –

It just – being that I was the namesake of the show, I deserved the same. And then that was harder to get. So I wasn't salty about him getting what he got. I was salty that they didn't value me as much as they valued him. And they never will. And –