Ellen Pompeo has taken a break from Grey's Anatomy to star in Good American Family, the true story of Natalia Grace. And it sounds like she needed it after admitting to Melissa Nathoo that Grey's has been her "nightmare at certain times of her career". Report by Nathoom. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00It's been my nightmare at certain times of my career.
00:02It definitely won't go on for another 450 episodes.
00:06I hope it doesn't.
00:07We hold a lot of judgment and a lot of biases,
00:09and we're asking our audience to examine why.
00:11Emma, it's lovely to meet you.
00:13Thank you so much.
00:14It's so novel, I think, for everyone,
00:16seeing you outside of, obviously, the Grey's Anatomy thing,
00:19and what a project.
00:20I think people are going to start watching it
00:22and think they're seeing one thing
00:23and not realize, like, quite what it is.
00:26So how does it try to tell the viewpoints of everyone
00:31involved in quite a wild story
00:34that I had absolutely no idea about?
00:36Right, it's interesting because it was huge in the United States.
00:39The docu-series was huge in the United States.
00:42And so a lot of people had been watching it.
00:45It had sort of permeated pop culture,
00:47and everybody was fascinated by sort of the idea
00:52of everybody watched the same thing,
00:54but everyone had different opinions as to what had happened.
00:58And so we thought that that was what was compelling
01:01about this story, actually.
01:02I mean, obviously, the events were sort of heartbreaking and sad
01:05surrounding, you know, what happened in the true story.
01:10But really what was fascinating for us as the producers
01:13were that all of these people could watch the same exact thing
01:17or read different articles.
01:21And depending on who was telling the story,
01:24everybody had a different opinion.
01:26Well, they must be wrong, or she must be wrong,
01:30or she's the bad guy, or they must be the bad guys.
01:34No one had seen the same content
01:37and come away thinking the same thing.
01:39And as a sort of content creator, that's gold.
01:43Really, yeah.
01:44You know?
01:44Yeah, you really do think you're seeing something,
01:46and then you guys completely flip it.
01:48And to play with perspective,
01:49and that's really what we're examining in this series
01:52is why we hold the beliefs that we hold.
01:55Why do we watch something?
01:56And examining our own biases,
01:59why do we watch something and believe we know
02:01or we believe what we believe why?
02:04Because we hold a lot of judgment and a lot of biases,
02:07and we're asking our audience to examine why.
02:10And like I said, like, most of us have grown up
02:13seeing you on our screens for most of our lives,
02:16which is lovely.
02:17Yeah.
02:17And so to see you stepping outside of this
02:19is obviously amazing.
02:21But we also hope that you'll continue with the grace.
02:27Like, what are you thinking?
02:29Because it's nice to be able to step away,
02:30like you have done.
02:31Yes.
02:31Keep your hand in one pie and do other things.
02:34But are you hoping that you will always be able
02:36to have a role in some capacity within Grey's Anatomy?
02:39I mean, well, there's so many episodes
02:41that have already been recorded,
02:43so I'm forever a part of that.
02:45It doesn't, we can't possibly,
02:46we can't possibly have more in front of us
02:49than we have behind us, right?
02:50That's true.
02:51So I'm in more of it than not.
02:54It definitely won't go on for another 450 episodes.
02:57I hope it doesn't.
02:59So, you know, I have appeared in seven episodes this season
03:04and I do the voiceover.
03:06And I will appear in seven episodes next season
03:10and do the voiceover.
03:11Yes.
03:12And beyond that, I don't know.
03:14Who knows how long it will go on.
03:17It's one of the most iconic shows on TV.
03:19And, like, I think any actor probably could only dream
03:23of having something like that in, you know,
03:25their back at a moment.
03:25Well, it's a nightmare for a lot of,
03:27it's a lot of actors' worst nightmare.
03:30And it's been my nightmare at certain times of my career,
03:34you know, at certain phases.
03:35But it's gone on so long now that I'm sort of,
03:39I've come out the other side
03:40and I can appreciate it again.
03:42But I've certainly had my moments
03:44where I couldn't believe that it was still going on.
03:47But the opportunity to step away and do something else
03:49has sort of, you know,
03:51has made all the difference for me
03:53just to be able to do something different
03:55and devote less time to that.
03:57I think it's a huge commitment.
03:59It's a huge time commitment.
04:01And it's a lot of doing the same thing
04:03for a long time every day for a lot of years.
04:07So that, you know, wears on you a bit.
04:10So that just getting some breathing room
04:12has been, you know, refreshing for me.
04:14I get that.
04:14I get that.
04:15You know, refreshing for me.
04:15But you've inspired many, many, many.
04:17Yes.
04:18Whether it be in medical or acting.
04:20It's true.
04:20That's always a lovely thing, I think.
04:23Good luck with this, however, as well.
04:24Because, yeah, it's gripping.
04:26It really is.
04:27Thank you so much.