Women don't take care of themselves because they take care of everybody else.
Losing love is like organ damage. It's like dying. The only difference is, death ends. This? It can go on forever.
Desire leaves us heartbroken; it wears us out.
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.
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.
You can't really judge characters, because that's when it gets really hard to play them.
Let's play a game of whose life sucks worse ... I'll win, I always win.
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.
Really, I don't care if people think I'm too skinny. This is my body. If they don't like it, screw it.
I don't believe in putting on airs. I call it like I see it.
This is Hollywood. People don't admit mistakes.
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.
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?
Happiness is not that easy to achieve, but having a handsome husband, a beautiful baby, and a great job helps.
I just don't want to be self-obsessed.
I am who I am, a Southie.
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.
Medicine is so fascinating.
I'm extremely proud of our very, very diverse cast which represents the world that I walk around in every day.
The trap is when you start to pay attention to that stuff and care, because in six months, they're going to be looking at someone else. You know how fickle everyone is. They love it, then they hate it, then they love it. So I'm going to enjoy it because it could be over at any minute.
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.
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.
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.
I want to teach my daughter the importance of exercising and eating healthy as she grows up.
For me, being able to work with somebody who I don't have to translate my experience to all the time - that's important, because I'm not having to walk someone down the path of racial understanding to tell a story about a woman of color.
