I grew up in a house full of women. I have two older sisters and my mum who is a very strong woman. — Patrick Dempsey

Fame is a delicate and dangerous creature; I saw people who didn’t honor it, who refused to take responsibility for it, get destroyed by it. I also saw that stardom in and of itself was empty. — Patrick Dempsey

As obvious as it sounds, I strongly recommend shopping at a specialty bike store. They are the experts, and they will be able to help you decide which bike is best for you. — Patrick Dempsey

I’m really happy to have a family and a life outside of the business. — Patrick Dempsey

You’ll go insane if you try to have a picture–book house. — Patrick Dempsey

A wedding is like a funeral, but with musicians. — Patrick Dempsey

I base all my characters on hair. — Patrick Dempsey

I hate shaving. It’s much easier to just do a little stubble, but my wife and daughter like it when I’m clean–shaven. If you see me with a clean face, then you know I’m in the kissing mode! — Patrick Dempsey

In Los Angeles, as I gained and lost celebrity, then gained it again, I often found myself wondering why I, out of thousands like me, had become famous. — Patrick Dempsey

The worst part about being married is when you’re not connecting. Your partner is going out the door when you’re coming in, and you don’t have a chance to debrief on the day. That’s the worst. — Patrick Dempsey

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

Sometimes in television, if there are storylines that are oft–told, people can be hypercritical of them. — Patrick Dempsey

Fame is fleeting. Sometimes people like you, sometimes they don’t. Not all people are going to like you. — Patrick Dempsey

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 Dempsey

If biking is your passion, set aside time to enjoy a good ride. — Patrick Dempsey

Drama is easier to do because you just have to have the emotion and not get caught acting, but comedy is much harder. — Patrick Dempsey

The best part about being married is feeling centered. Nothing else matters so much as long as you can come home and be with your family. — Patrick Dempsey

If I can sleep in until 9 A.M.–wow, what a luxury. — Patrick Dempsey

When I left Maine, I always wanted to be a working actor. I never cared too much about being the star. I just wanted to do the work and get on with it. — Patrick Dempsey

Housekeeping is incredibly difficult with three kids. I’m trying to be more relaxed. You’ll go insane if you try to have a picture–book house. — Patrick Dempsey

I know it can be dangerous, but I love racing. I worry my wife, but she knows it’s important to me. — Patrick Dempsey

Who knows? never say never with this show, right? i’m glad we did it this year. and krista vernoff did a fantastic job telling the story. it was just a great way to give people some hope. — Patrick Dempsey

Eventually feels a lot different than actually. — Patrick Dempsey

I 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 Dempsey

One day my 3–year–old daughter said ‘Your very handsome, Poppy.’ That was the best compliment ever. — Patrick Dempsey

My big thing is to make sure the lipsticks taste good when you kiss. And, well, so far they taste pretty darn good. — Patrick Dempsey

I look forward to a time when my career in a place where I can get out of Los Angeles and find a nice small town like I grew up in to raise my family. — Patrick Dempsey

I think dreams can come true, but not necessarily like fairy–tales. It’s not always so perfect like that. — Patrick Dempsey