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“There was a lot of stuff that I didn’t want to do at the time.”
The actor shared the challenges and rewards of sticking with her role all these years.
Fans of hit US comedies, popular medical dramas or talking seashells might recognise one or two of the film's big stars.
The actor upset the show's writers and producers in 2008 after opting out of Emmy consideration for her performance as Dr. Izzie Stevens.
The long-running ABC medical drama begins its 20th season this week.
The actor said Heigl, who was maligned for speaking out about working conditions on the ABC series, was "ahead of her time."
"I’m always the bad guy," the former Grey's Anatomy star said. "People like me to be the bad guy."
The actor goes full frontal in his Tony-nominated role, but strict mobile phone rules were supposed to stop overzealous audience members.
The Grey's Anatomy star said last year that the two once went toe-to-toe on the set of the medical drama.
"I have never taken care of more Spanish speakers, undocumented patients, Latinx patients or Black patients as I have during the pandemic."