The first installment of our Character Interviews features the eponymous star of Grey's Anatomy, Meredith Grey.
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THE INSIDER: How's your mom doing?
MER: Her neuronal cell atrophy, together with an inflammatory response to the deposition of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, has advanced, leading to progressive cognitive deterioration.
THE INSIDER: Okay, that means nothing to us, but we wish her the best. Do you have any regrets doing your internship at her former hospital, Seattle Grace? Should you have gone elsewhere?
MER: You know, a lot of people ask me this, thinking that my past and the difficult relationship with my mother would make it difficult to thrive at SGH. But I look at it as a challenge. I'm emerging from my mother's shadow at the same time I'm following in her footsteps. I've made mistakes on a personal level, but I've always been a strong and independent person and I know I can succeed at Seattle Grace.
THE INSIDER: Good attitude. So have you talked to Izzie recently? Would you have undertook similar measures to save Derek's life?
MER: I haven't spoken to her. I left her a voicemail a couple of nights ago and she called back, but I was at Joe's and I missed it. It's a tough time for her but I think she needs her space. There's a lot of soul searching she needs to do right now. As for whether I'd do the same thing, we can't help who we fall in love with, and I understand why Izzie felt she had to do what she did. But as a doctor I can't say with certainty that I'd have done it. Personally, I would do whatever I could to help the ones I love. Medically, we have an oath to uphold, and while Izzie may not have crossed the line, she certainly blurred it when she cut Denny's LVAD wire.
THE INSIDER: We have to know: how many guys have you slept with?
MER: What kind of interview is this? Who do you think you are? Like I am going to tell some stupid fan site the number of relations I've had. Am I not a human being? Why am I so unfairly scruntized. You call be a whore, you say I whine. I'm tired of it. I'm trying really hard to be a good person! You people make me ill. I strongly suggest that you get a life (but if you want to discuss this in further detail, off the record, I'll be at Joe's tonight from Happy Hour until close).
THE INSIDER: We just might take you up on that. Lastly, have you made up your mind between Derek and Finn yet?
MER: In case you haven't already learned this about me, I am an emotional train wreck. As much as part of me wants to pick, choose and love Derek, Finn is a really sweet guy. A kind, compassionate and funny McVet with plans! He would be so good to me, and yet I am still hung up on Derek. So to be honest, I don't know. If you expect me to fully decide in fewer than 10 episodes, you are pretty much kidding yourself!
