Ramin Setoodeh New York Bureau ChiefDuring her 10 seasons on “Grey’s Anatomy,” Sandra Oh was so deeply invested in playing Dr.
Cristina Yang, she’d often get into heated debates with the writers about her character.In an interview with Variety’s Actors on Actors issue, Oh spoke to Kerry Washington — who starred in “Scandal” — about what it was like going “to-to-toe” with Shonda Rhimes, who created both shows.“I spent a lot of time with writers, and television is all about your relationship with the writer,” Oh said. “What I was able to get from ‘Grey’s’ is to have the responsibility and the relationship with the writer to be able to direct where she’s going.
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