What’s the upside to being a late bloomer, when it comes to finding success?
I was really lucky to get on a hit TV show, and it all happened when I was 37. I didn’t get spun out by how my life has changed. It’s funny in a way because when Grey’s became a hit, I remember thinking, Why is this happening when I don’t really care? You realize that you have other desires. You want a family, and you want to travel and to be in the world and not just think about your career. I have a sense of self and I am centered. So you would like to have a family of your own someday? I would like to do that. One of my favorite parts of the show is that we get to work with babies every episode. I don’t know if it’s a woman thing — to want to nurture something and also give back — but one of the things I have gotten into is volunteering at hospitals in L.A., helping with the infants who need human contact. A few weeks back, I was holding this little baby, and I was like, This is so great. I turned to the nurse and asked, “Is there any way I can volunteer to just hold babies?” How do
