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.
Patrick DempseyOne day my 3-year-old daughter said 'Your very handsome, Poppy.' That was the best compliment ever.
Patrick DempseyI was 17 when I left the small Maine town where I'd grown up. I wanted to do something I thought was important with my life, so I headed to California and didn't look back.
Patrick DempseyOh, she's my bodyguard. I mean, I'm a married man, and the last thing you need in that situation is to be considered a sexy individual. But I try to never let this whole McDreamy thing really influence us. I'm trying to just have a calm family life, to make my marriage work. It's not as if when my wife asks me to take out the trash, I say, 'Um, honey, don't you realize that I'm too sexy for that'? Well, actually, I do, but she gives me crap for it.
Patrick Dempsey