Ellen Pompeo opened up about the pay disparity between her and Patrick Dempsey during the early days of 'Grey's Anatomy.' Acknowledging that Dempsey was a bigger star due to his experience, she felt that her character, as the show's namesake, deserved equal compensation. Despite understanding the dynamics at play, Pompeo expressed frustrations over her perceived undervaluation. After negotiating a better contract, she became the highest-paid actress in a television drama by 2018, emphasizing her long-term contributions and advocacy for pay equity in the industry.
To be completely fair, the television game was so different then. He had done 13 pilots before me... only a man can have 13 failed TV pilots and their quote keeps going up.
I wasn't salty about him getting what he got; I was salty that they didn't value me as much as they valued him and they never will.
Being raised in a mafia culture, I always want to pay respect to the people that deserve respect.
I see exactly how much 'Grey's Anatomy' makes for ABC/Disney... I am the face, I'm the voice. I've done so much work promoting the show.
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