Ellen Pompeo revealed the reason behind her decision to quit Grey's Anatomy and her future plans on an episode of The Drew Barrymore Show that aired on Tuesday.The actress, 53 - best known for her role as D.
Meredith Grey on the medical drama series - said playing the same role for 19 years was turning her brain into 'scrambled eggs.'Last month, the star announced that she would be retiring from ABC's long-running show after 19 seasons.
Getting personal: Ellen Pompeo, 53, revealed the reason behind her decision to quit Grey's Anatomy and her future plans on an episode of the Drew Barrymore Show that aired on Tuesday'I feel super happy, but listen, the show has been incredible to me and I've loved a lot of the experience,' she said.'It's just I gotta mix it up a little bit.' She added: 'I'm fifty-three, my brain is like scrambled eggs.
I gotta do something new or I'm literally gonna turn into like, you can't do the New York Times crossword puzzle every single day.'I mean 19 years, that's more than people keep their kids in their house, like people keep their kids in their house until they're 18 and then they send them off to college, so this is like me going away to college.' After nearly two decades: The actress - best known for her role as Dr.
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