>> Now in its 15th season, ABC's
gre y's anatomy is about to make
it the longest running medical
drama in primetime.
>> Chandra Wilson has been
playing Dr. Bailey from the
mcdreamy through mcsteamy.
We've gone through them all and
Dr. Bailey remains.
Good to see you.
>> Very good to see you.
Good morning.
>> Are you still having fun
doing all thf?
>> All the time.
Every table read brings a
completely new challenge.
Still learning things about her
15 seasons later.
You know, who gets to say that?
It's an amazing ride that we
continue to be on.
>> After all this time, though,
can you possibly still be
shocked by some of the scripts?
Even through the pole through
the two people, the baby with
the brain -- you still get
shocked?
>> Every single table read.
I'm like, oh, okay, we're doing
this?
Okay, very good.
>> Do you have a favorite story
of Dr. Bailey?
>> Oh, goodness, of Dr. Bailey?
Two things, I always go back to
the pilot episode.
I think that's the thing that
established who she is, who she
was, who she always wanted to
be, but I'm particularly fond of
the shooter.
She's a finale season 6, Bailey
under the bed, trying to hold
her breath and getting pulled
out from under there.
It was really exciting.
I was excited the minute we read
it.
It was just as big a treat to
play it.
>> 300 something episodes and
you've been there from the
beginning.
>> Yeah, yeah.
>> That is an amazing amount of
success for an actress.
Could you imagine at the
beginning of your career you
would have something like this?
>> Not even close.
Jobs for actors, you get a
pilot, that's great.
Go pay some bills.
You know, maybe season one,
season two, but we just hit our
332nd episode.
That's the one that puts us past
E.R. As the longest running did
shall
>> Big bang, is there any
medical drama?
>> The exciting thing about it,
I was given the opportunity to
direct that episode.
So this is my 20th episode of
gray's anatomy I directed.
There's all kinds of honors and
historical things that keep
happening on the show.
So that was really exciting for
our company.
We kind of knew the number was
coming, but it still snuck up on
us.
>> That's one of the benefits of
being in Shonda land.
You get to go behind the camera.
>> We certainly do.
People branch out of their
comfort zone and try new things.
I never thought about being a
director for series television.
Here I am.
>> That's specific to Shonda.
We hear this over and over from
everybody in her world.
That's so fascinating.
>> You see it across the board
from wizarriters who expand, editors
who expand, cast members go into
other areas of production.
I'm not sure --
>> Are you at all tempted to
call up some of the former cast
members from "E.R." Just to say
nanny, nanny boo-boo, take --
>> It is an absolute honor.
I think the fans are going to
enjoy that.
I just wanted to reach out just
because I was, you know, someone
who watched "E.R.," loved it up
until it ended.
I was right there.
So I'm excited about that.
I don't feel like, you know,
we're doing anything bad, we're
honoring the success of that
>> Do young fans come up to you?
My daughter -- you have a whole
new generation of people dialing
into gray's.
>> Isn't that crazy?
We've done that a couple times.
A generational show.
The babies come up.
They're seeing it all for the
first time and we're watching it
through their eyes all over
again.
The**r funnyest stories to me are
from the parents who are
watching with the kids.
They'll come back and say, oh,
I'm at season such and such and
this just happened.
The moms will go, okay, just
wait because -- he hasn't even
gotten to the good part yet.
It's been exciting to watch
this, you know, start over and
over and over again.
>> Good thing you haven't aged a
day.
>> You look exactly the same.
>> Go on, go on.
>> We did that ten-day
put Dr. Bailey up.
>> You never know.
>> Great to see you, Chandra.
>> Thank you so much.
>> Congratulations on
everything.
>> Yea.
>> Look at the ten year.
Come on, control room.
>> This is unbelievable.
Gray's anatomy airs at 8:00 on
ABC.