82 Quotes by Patrick Dempsey

The key to a successful marriage is accepting that you're not going to change the other person. And the words "Yes, dear. Whatever you want.

Sometimes in television, if there are storylines that are oft-told, people can be hypercritical of them.

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.

People sometimes mistake being serious with being taken seriously.

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.

One day my 3-year-old daughter said 'Your very handsome, Poppy.' That was the best compliment ever.

Eventually feels a lot different than actually.

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.

Now I'm just known as McDreamy, I've lost all identity as Patrick Dempsey, I'm now McDreamy.