"I don't try and write strong female characters or strong male characters, I just try and write, hopefully, strong characters and sometimes they happen to be female."

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There's a remarkable amount of sexism on TV. When male characters are flawed, they're interesting, deep and complex. But when female characters are flawed, they're just a mess. It's good to put more flawed but interesting female characters out there because it promotes equality.

— Ellen Pompeo