"When I got the role on 24, I really made a concerted effort to bring a femininity and strength - so a softness and strength to this woman."- Jayne Atkinson on playing Karen Hayes (quote from That Gal Who Was in That Thing)
Happy 10th Anniversary, Grey’s Anatomy! (March 27, 2005)
↳ "We read every color actor for every single part. My goal was simply to cast the best actors. I was lucky because the network said, ‘Go for it.’ If they had hesitated, I don’t know if I would have wanted to do the show." - Shonda Rhimes on creating the pilot