{"id":983,"date":"2024-12-12T23:06:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T23:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=983"},"modified":"2024-12-12T23:06:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T23:06:18","slug":"pauley-perrette-on-ncis-barely-winning-any-emmys-id-rather-get-a-big-fat-paycheck-than-wear-an-uncomfortable-dress-and-watch-someone-hand-me-an-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=983","title":{"rendered":"Pauley Perrette on NCIS Barely Winning Any Emmys: I\u2019d Rather Get a Big Fat Paycheck Than Wear an Uncomfortable Dress and Watch \u201cSomeone hand me an award\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pauley Perrette\u2019s NCIS Legacy: Paychecks Over Awards and Staying True to Herself<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pauley Perrette became a TV icon on\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0as the beloved forensic scientist Abby Sciuto, but she was never interested in Hollywood\u2019s award-show glamour. In her own words, she\u2019d take a big paycheck over standing in an \u201cuncomfortable dress\u201d waiting for an award any day. While\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0didn\u2019t see much Emmy recognition, Perrette\u2019s portrayal of Abby left a lasting cultural impact, earning her a legion of fans and what\u2019s now dubbed the \u201cAbby effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perrette focused on substance over accolades, using her platform to inspire young women to embrace science and math. Her quirky, confident Abby made science cool, showing that brains and individuality could coexist. Behind the scenes, though, fame came with challenges. Perrette\u2019s personal boundaries were tested, and her 2018 exit from\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0was shrouded in mystery, including reported tensions with Mark Harmon and concerns about safety on set.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the off-screen drama, Perrette remained committed to her values. She announced her departure on Twitter to avoid sensationalism, stating, \u201cAbby leaving is more than a cheap TV ploy.\u201d Balancing personal struggles, activism, and her career, Perrette showed that success isn\u2019t about red carpets and awards \u2014 it\u2019s about staying true to yourself, protecting your team, and making a meaningful impact.<\/p>\n<p>In a world obsessed with glamour, Pauley Perrette proved that integrity and empowerment matter far more than trophies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-984\" src=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pauley-perrette-ncis-1024x576-1-768x432-1-300x169.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pauley-perrette-ncis-1024x576-1-768x432-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/pauley-perrette-ncis-1024x576-1-768x432-1.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pauley Perrette\u2019s NCIS Legacy: Paychecks Over Awards and Staying True to Herself Pauley Perrette became a TV icon on\u00a0NCIS\u00a0as the beloved forensic scientist Abby Sciuto, but she&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":985,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/983\/revisions\/985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}