'Grey's Anatomy' star Katherine Heigl wished she would have thought through her decision to leave: 'I just kind of fled in a panic'

• Heigl sat down with Smith to talk about her time on "Grey's"

• Heigl said that before she left the show, she was at a level of intensity that wasn't healthy.

• Heigl left the show after speaking out against the working conditions.

In an interview, Heigl talked about her decision to leave the hit hospital drama.

Heigl talked about the level of "insanity" that pushed her to leave the show in a conversation with Bevy Smith on Thursday.

If I was able to find a way to work within it, that would have worked for me. I only realized that I was up here at a level of intensity that was not good for me. She said that she fled in a panicked state.

Heigl thinks she made the right decision, but she would have liked to have had more time to think it through.

Sometimes I think I should have just calmed down a bit. Thought it through and had some discussions about it. Is this possible? She asked if she could do just this many episodes a year.

Heigl said that she experienced heightened anxiety while working on the show.

She left "Grey's" because she felt she had no other choice but to.

Heigl said that her mental health was affected during her run.

She said that she was going to get sick and that she got mentally sick.

In 2009, Heigl sat down with David Letterman to talk about poor working conditions on the set of "Grey's"

The first day was Wednesday. She said on the show that she hoped it embarrassed them and that it was cruel.

Heigl left the show after six seasons. Heigl talked to The Daily Telegraph to clear up rumors about her departure. Everything changed when I started a family. She said that it made her want to work full-time.

Heigl spoke out in support of the IATSE strike. The actress took to social media.

Heigl said she was vocal about the absurdity of the working hours crews and actors were being forced into.

Ellen Pompeo spoke out in support of Heigl and her accusations against the show.

Heigl talked about the insane hours we were working on the show. She was absolutely correct.

The finale of the series was in November 2022. She said that Heigl was in the correct place. She was ballsy for it. She told the truth. She was telling the truth.

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