I was 4 and dictating stories into a tape recorder, and my mom typed them up. — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I remember saying, very almost jokingly, I'm going to take over the world through television, that's my plan. And I said it… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I think it's sad, and weird, and strange that [race in casting] is still a thing. It's 2013. Somebody else needs to… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
Whenever you see me somewhere succeeding in one area of my life, that almost certainly means I am failing in another area… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
A hashtag is not helping. A hashtag is not a movement. A hashtag does not make you Dr King. A hashtag does… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
Yes, it is hard out there. But hard is relative. I come from a middle-class family, my parents are academics. I was… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I'm a black woman every day, and I'm not confused about that. I'm not worried about that. I don't need to have… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I never, ever pay attention to the ratings. I stopped paying attention to the ratings somewhere around season two or three of… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I want my daughters to see me and know me as a woman who works. I want that example set for them...… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
My philosophy was always try to look like Whitney Houston at all times. That did not work out so well. — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share
“Being numb no longer suits me. It’s ill-fitting and I’m antsy about it. I find myself snapping back at people more. Or writing little… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share
You don't necessarily have to watch something for 14 seasons. It's not necessarily the way everything's supposed to be. — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share
We all think we’re going to be great and we feel a little bit robbed when our expectations aren’t met. But sometimes our expectations… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share
My worst trait is that I'm an introvert. When I've led stuff, the hardest thing for me to overcome has been my natural desire… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share
There are stories to be told that are still untold and characters to be portrayed that haven't been portrayed correctly. So there's work to… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share
I say it in the writers' room all the time: My black is not your black. What's terrifying is that, just the same way… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share
I don't think of myself as a television producer. Obviously, that's crazy. Because I should. That's what I do. But I don't actually see… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share
My father used to say to me, 'The only limit to your success is your own imagination.' I actually believed that - like, I'm… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share
We spend our whole lives worrying about the future, planning for the future, trying to predict the future, as if figuring it out will… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share
What I found fascinating for me was, I've never gotten so much approval and accolades and warmth and congratulations as when I had a… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share
“Look. I will not be told what size to be. I do not care about anyone else’s judgment about my body. I am not… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share
My parents created a world in which the only barrier to your success is your own imagination. — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share
There have to be practical steps. There's no point in holding out for a magic door because there are no magic doors. You can… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share
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