Ellen Pompeo isnât done with âGreyâs Anatomy.â Sheâs tight with Taylor Swift. She even recently picked up one of the popular stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
And sheâs still got so much to say.
The actress recently sat down with Variety to talk about her legacy.
No Scrubs
Like every TV doctor, Pompeo is constantly approached by fans who have seen her on âGreyâs Anatomy,â currently in its 21st season. Although sheâs no longer starring in the show, people still associate her with the long running primetime soap opera.
âNo matter where I go, there are so many people that come up to me, just generations and generations of people, that have gone into healthcare,â she told Variety.
Pompeo is something of an empath and tries to meet people on their emotional levels thanks to their connection to the show.
â[I want to] try to stop and see people and see their pain and just look them in the eye and acknowledge them,â Pompeo admits.
âIf that brings people some comfort, then I guess thatâs something I want to say Iâm called to do. Every once in a while, a character comes along that moves people. Itâs not often that comes along. Iâm trying to embrace it with as much grace and gratitude as I can,â she adds.
Additionally, Pompeo is set not only to continue executive produce âGreyâs Anatomyâ on top of narrating each episode, sheâll also be appearing in seven of the episodes for season 22.
Payback is a Dish Best Not Served
Unfortunately, Pompeo did mention that residuals for the long running series are almost non-existent.
âThem having the ability to use my voice, my likeness, my image, 47 billion minutes a year and not paying me a penny wouldnât really feel great to me,â Pompeo told Variety.
Residuals are payments for anyone who worked on an entertainment project that has already been released. They usually are a fraction of dollars earned and donât add up to much. For the Writerâs Guild of America, only credited writers get residuals. For actors in the Screen Actors Guild, principal performers (everyone besides background actors) get the checks.
âPeople donât stream the last 10 years more than they stream the first 10 years. Most people stream the first 10 years the most, and thereâs no residual structures for any of those writers, actors, directors,â Pompeo explains. âThat, to me, is really shitty and really unfair. So, me being on the show a little bit and still getting to at least make money from them profiting off of us is more digestible for me. Thatâs why I stay on, to be honest.â
Read the full profile on Variety.
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