Sarah Drew Credits Marriage and Faith for Grounding Her in Hollywood

Actress Sarah Drew, known for her role on "Grey's Anatomy," attributes her ability to navigate the unpredictable nature of Hollywood to her marriage and Christian faith. Drew recently shared that she met her husband, Peter Lanfer, nearly three decades ago while both were leading worship at a Christian youth camp.

"He's been my steady rock really and safe haven – since way before I had any success in this industry," Drew told Fox News Digital. "And we have been real partners in parenting and in being humans in this world together. And I think anytime one of us is feeling shaky, the other one is always able to provide a safe harbor and some real like rock-solid strength for the other. So, I do think probably he's my greatest grounding force."

Drew, who married Lanfer in 2002 and has two children with him, described the entertainment industry as inherently unstable. She noted that a performer can be highly valued one moment and overlooked the next, making it crucial not to derive self-worth from external validation.

"It's very easy for Hollywood to tell you who you are," she explained. "And what I mean by that is, they love you one second. They've forgotten you the next. You're gorgeous one second. They're tearing you to pieces the next. You're working all the time one second, all of a sudden, you're not working anymore, and you don't know what's going on. You never know when you're gonna work again. There is no stability anywhere."

The actress emphasized the importance of her identity as a "child of God," stating that this conviction is more significant than her professional achievements. "If I were not sure that my identity was firmly rooted first as a child of God, whose total identity is so much bigger than just who I am as an actress, if I wasn't rooted in that truth — and I know that truth to my cellular level and in my bones — I could so easily get caught up in the highs and think I'm God's gift to the Earth and then fall so miserably into I am absolutely worthless based on how Hollywood has decided to value me at any given time."

Drew's faith also influences her career choices. While she is open to exploring complex themes, she has declined roles that she felt lacked a positive or hopeful message. "I have turned down jobs because I'm like, I don't know what we're supposed to walk away from this feeling," she said. "I don't see any hope. I only see cynicism. Then I'm not interested."

Her decision-making process for accepting projects prioritizes the story's potential impact. "It almost never is about what I might get paid, how fancy the project is, what network it's going to be on," Drew stated. "Those things are absolutely secondary to the first question, which is, 'Do you want to tell the story? Is this story that you think is going to resonate with people?'"

She believes that stories have the power to help people feel less alone, offering a sense of shared experience and catharsis. "I find that the stories that I'm drawn to are the ones that help people feel less alone and where someone can see themselves in a story," she said. "They can pick a redemption arc or a restoration arc and feel a little less alone."

Drew is currently promoting her new film, "Jimmy," a biographical drama about actor James Stewart. She portrays Hedda Hopper, a prominent Hollywood gossip columnist, in the film scheduled for release on November 6.