The way I write my shows, every character is its own organic thing. No character has a life at all until I… — 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
If we're not shooting, if we're not filming, if you're not standing on the soundstage, turn off your phone and go live… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them. — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
The best stories are often true...The narrative of human life is most beautiful when told truthfully and without boundaries. — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
There have to be practical steps. There's no point in holding out for a magic door because there are no magic doors.… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I have so much going on inside my head in terms of writing, there's such a large space in my life taken… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
At some point, you have to make a decision. Boundaries don't keep other people out. They fence you in. Life is messy.… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
There's a reason I said I'd be happy alone. It wasn't 'cause I thought I'd be happy alone. It was because I… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
You never know the biggest day of your life is your biggest day, not until it’s happening. You don’t recognize the biggest… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
“They tell you: Follow your dreams. Listen to your spirit. Change the world. Make your mark. Find your inner voice and make… — 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
