Teach Daughter Quotes by Ellen Pompeo

I am who I am, a Southie.

— 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

I wasn't allowed to wear makeup until I was 15, so I would put it on at school.

— Ellen Pompeo

Dr. McDreamy, that's what I call Patrick's character. He's gorgeous, he's got a great body and he's got damn fine hair.

— Ellen Pompeo

My daily schedule is quite hectic, but I have to put my health first in order to be the best mom and wife I…

— Ellen Pompeo

~I got pregnant, and I was like, 'Oh God, it worked! Oh no!' Chris [Ivery, her husband] and I were super happy, then I…

— 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…

— Ellen Pompeo

You know, Boston people are full of sauce.

— Ellen Pompeo

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.

— Ellen Pompeo

Can you get any better than Patrick Dempsey? I don't think so!

— Ellen Pompeo

I don't like everybody who I see on TV.

— Ellen Pompeo

I don't think you need sadness to have drama. My boyfriend and I are very happy and we still manage to be dramatic every…

— Ellen Pompeo

Acting can be an amazingly cathartic thing - especially for young girls.

— Ellen Pompeo

It's gross. We use real brains. I think they're lamb or cow or something. Intestines smell. Brains don't really smell, but what's amazing about…

— Ellen Pompeo

When I'm doing a big crying scene, I go to a really dark place inside me. I almost torture myself by drawing on the…

— Ellen Pompeo