'She was 100% right, and had she said that today, she’d be a complete hero.'
, Ellen Pompeo speaks with"Grey's Anatomy" star Kate Walsh about the hit show and the importance of finding a work/life balance.
While discussing the long hours that actors often work on set, the 52-year-old recalled an interview that Heigl once gave where she talked about the cast's"insane hours." "She was 100% right, and had she said that today, she’d be a complete hero," Pompeo said."But she’s ahead of her time, made a statement about our crazy hours and of course, let’s slam a woman and call her ungrateful when the truth is she’s 100% honest and it’s absolutely correct what she said.", where she revealed that the cast's first day back on set that year lasted 17 hours.
“I’m gonna keep saying this ‘cause I hope it embarrasses them," she said, calling the schedule"cruel and mean."Now that she's had some time to reflect on the moment, Pompeo saidWalsh, who is returning to the medical drama as a guest, also spoke about her aversion to long hours in the industry and said she felt blessed to have a more reasonable schedule while filming"Emily in Paris.
"It was so nice. You can actually make a good show and shoot 10 hours and be done in 12 or 13," she said.Heigl certainly hasn't been afraid to speak her mind and stand up for herself throughout her career, but that did earn her a reputation as being"difficult.
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