Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Galen Dempsey is an American actor and race car driver, best known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherdon Grey's Anatomy. He saw early success as an actor, starring in a number of films in his early 20s, including Can't Buy Me Loveand Loverboy. In the 1990s, he mostly appeared in smaller roles in film, such as Outbreak, and television, before landing a lead role in Sweet Home Alabama, a surprise box office hit. He has since then...
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth13 January 1966
CityLewiston, ME
people fleeting sometimes
Fame is fleeting. Sometimes people like you, sometimes they don't. Not all people are going to like you and you have to come to [terms] with that.
mother daughter years
One day my 3-year-old daughter said 'Your very handsome, Poppy.' That was the best compliment ever.
different feels
Eventually feels a lot different than actually.
opportunity thinking careers
I think fame is one of those things where you have a window of opportunity and you have a certain amount of trust from the fans, and without that you don't have a career.
identity mcdreamy lost
Now I'm just known as McDreamy, I've lost all identity as Patrick Dempsey, I'm now McDreamy.
wife worry racing
I know it can be dangerous, but I love racing. I worry my wife, but she knows it's important to me.
dream thinking perfect
I think dreams can come true, but not necessarily like fairy-tales. It's not always so perfect like that.
home long feelings
The best part about being married is feeling centered. Nothing else matters so much as long as you can come home and be with your family
new-york men play
I did a play called 'On Golden Pond' in a dinner theater in Maine and then went to New York for a talent competition having put together a three-man juggling routine and some one-liners and I got myself an agent from that
book house insane
You'll go insane if you try to have a picture-book house.
age cycles people wind
I got a lot out of it; it made me a much better man. But with the age people wind up going through two different cycles in their lives.
stars too-much maine
When I left Maine, I always wanted to be a working actor. I never cared too much about being the star. I just wanted to do the work and get on with it.
thinking long together
I don't necessarily want to direct because it's too much work and I don't have the attention span to stay with it that long. But I think getting everyone together on something that appeals to me and developing the material is something that I like to do.
I think it's made me who I am today.