- On how she was let go: "I was let go during an episode where I was shadowing Kevin McKidd (Owen Hunt). It was in the afternoon, and I went back to my trailer and I did my crying and called my people. A whole bunch of people came into my trailer to give me hugs and cry with me and tell me they were so sad I was leaving. I was supposed to be shadowing Kevin this whole episode . . . but it seemed like it wasn't a possibility anymore. My husband was like, "Of course you go." I had this incredible opportunity to grow as a director and as an artist with a director that I respect so much. So that's what I did: I showed up the next morning at 6 a.m. and shadowed Kevin until I got cast [on CBS's Cagney & Lacey]."
- On the rumours that the show could not afford to keep her and Jessica Capshaw after paying Ellen Pompeo $20 million a year: "I was told that the show had too many characters and that they needed to downsize because they couldn't service all of the characters effectively. Showrunner Krista Vernoff said that she felt like April had been through so much and had come out the other side and that she didn't know what she could put her through again. But Krista had a lot of very complimentary things to say about the work that I had done — especially this past season — and that April was going to have her happy ending."
- On whether she would guest star on Grey's or the spinoff, Station 19: "Maybe. It would be fun to play in the world of Shondaland. But at the same time, I have said goodbye to April and put her to rest. I would be perfectly happy not being April again. I don't feel a particular urge to play her anytime soon. I love that character."
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