Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Pompeo
Ellen Kathleen Pompeois an American actress and producer. Born in Everett, Massachusetts, Pompeo moved to New York City, at the age of twenty-six, where she was discovered by a casting director who signed her for an advertisement campaign for L'Oreal. She made her screen debut with NBC's legal drama Law & Order, and then appeared in several other television shows, including the dark comedy Strangers with Candy, the medical drama Strong Medicine and the sitcom Friends...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth10 November 1969
CityEverett, MA
CountryUnited States of America
We're teaching young girls that this is what they should be focusing on: rich and famous girls who are rich and famous for nothing.
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.
The older you get the more realistic it is that you're significant other is your significant other. I mean, you'll always have your girlfriends or your guy friends, but the person you're married to is usually your No. 1.
Acting can be an amazingly cathartic thing - especially for young girls.
It is challenging. I have my days where I feel really guilty that I've been here every day if I have to work a lot. But I am so lucky to live in a country where a girl like me can make this kind of living, achieve her dreams and reach her goals. And I don't think anywhere else in the world can girls have the freedom that we do here to have these amazing careers and be mothers.
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.
I didn't have a boyfriend until I was 16, and he was eight years older. My father was furious about this 24-year-old, and I had to hide the relationship.
I don't find acting to be a particularly noble way to make a living. I'm not saving anybody's life, I'm not a teacher, I'm not working for UNICEF. I don't think I'm some big deal.
And that's one of the most genius roles ever played. So I think a sense of self-doubt somehow translates into something very interesting.
I haven't publicly said this before, but I do have a crush on him.
The chemistry between the cast is very important. We're a family and have respect for each other. And we have fun, which comes across.
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?
Being a mother is the most fun job I've ever had.
Learning about the way people process information and their emotions is hugely helpful to my work.