Ellen Pompeo Says Denzel Washington Is Part of Why She Didn't Quit 'Grey's Anatomy'

Ellen Pompeo had former costar Patrick Dempsey as a guest on her podcast this week, and during their talk she revealed that Denzel Washington played a big role in her decision to stick with the long-running drama. As Pompeo explained, the episode Washington directed, 2016’s “The Sound of Silence,” came at a pivotal period for the show, and for Pompeo herself. Season 12 was the first season without either of Pompeo’s longest standing co-stars: Sandra Oh, who exited the show in 2014 at the...