Ellen Pompeo Quotes
Quotations and aphorisms by Ellen Pompeo:
It's easy to get lost in the baby. You have to make sure you give your husband attention.
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Medicine is so fascinating.
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I was never a person who was introduced to junk food.
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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.
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I don't like everybody who I see on TV.
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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.
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My daily schedule is quite hectic, but I have to put my health first in order to be the best mom and wife I can be.
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Being a mother is the most fun job I've ever had.
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This is Hollywood. People don't admit mistakes.
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You know, Boston people are full of sauce.
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People love to watch a train wreck, I suppose.
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There's a remarkable amount of sexism on TV. When male characters are flawed, they're interesting, deep and complex. But when female characters are flawed, they're just a mess. It's good to put more flawed but interesting female characters out there because it promotes equality.
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You can't really judge characters, because that's when it gets really hard to play them.
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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.
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Being a mother is magical.
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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?
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My mother came from an Irish family of 11 kids and, of course, had a sister who was a nun, so I spent time at a convent and with an aunt and uncle who lived in New York and took me to the theater.
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I just don't want to be self-obsessed.
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Women don't take care of themselves because they take care of everybody else.
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I went up a pants size during my pregnancy.
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I don't believe in putting on airs. I call it like I see it.
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Happiness is not that easy to achieve, but having a handsome husband, a beautiful baby, and a great job helps.
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I think for any actor to say they don't like attention is ridiculous. Of course we love attention. But getting attention is different than pretending the attention means something.
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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.
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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.
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Cancer is something that touches everyone's lives.
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I want to teach my daughter the importance of exercising and eating healthy as she grows up.
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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.
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Want is misery.
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Learning about the way people process information and their emotions is hugely helpful to my work.
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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.
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Really, I don't care if people think I'm too skinny. This is my body. If they don't like it, screw it.
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I read a lot of nonfiction - especially books about the brain.
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I am who I am, a Southie.
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Acting can be an amazingly cathartic thing - especially for young girls.
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