Pompeo’s character is arguably the most important one on the series.
ShowrunnerShonda Rhimeshas even said that without Pompeo, the show won’t go on.
“So the show will exist as long as both of us want to do it.
If she wants to stop, we’re stopping…
I want to keep it feeling fresh.
So, we’ll see where that takes us.”
Part of it is the financial security that comes with being on a hit show.
“I didn’t grow up with a particularly happy childhood.
And so I made a decision to make money, and not chase creative acting roles.”
I’d rather just see this as the blessing that it is."
The actress said that being onGrey’sAnatomyhas given her “a real window into that” issue.
“SoGrey’shas been a gift and I choose to see it that way,” she said.
