“Motherhood means I’m always a little bit awake, a little bit alert at all times.” — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
Getting on a plane and discovering that your seat belt won't fit around you was a moment of extreme horror. It was… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I don't think there was a time I ever thought of myself as anything but a writer. I thought I was going… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I think my goal is to find a way to spend all of my time writing. I mean, sort of; true success… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
“So when you negate someone’s compliment, you are telling them they are wrong. You’re telling them they wasted their time. You are… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
Italy during Shakespeare's time had citizens of all cultures and colors. To pretend that it did not is ignorance. And I don't… — 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 Image
I've spent more time on Hillary Clinton's Flickr page than any other human being on the planet. — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I have found that if I spend the first hour of my day at home, I get more done, and less people… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
It's been a long time since Roe v. Wade, and I do think most people are able to have respect for other… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
My 15-year-old threw open the door the other day to my room and screamed, ''Freaks and Geeks' only has one season? Can… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I think any time you allow someone to see themselves reflected in another person on screen, there's validation there. It's hard to… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I really do feel like the work and time we spend avoiding having difficult conversations is so much more wasteful and painful… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I say it in the writers' room all the time: My black is not your black. What's terrifying is that, just the… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
When the script is finished, and you're sitting around at a table read, and all the actors are reading the words that… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
This is going to sound crazy, but there was a period of time where on TLC they would show those surgeries -… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
My parents are professors; they're intellectual. I spent a lot of time reading books. To me, everyone always looks like they do… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
“It is time to stop standing at the edges of rooms. Hugging the walls. Living in my head. Wishing I had something… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I spent a lot of times sitting in big rooms full of a lot of men and executives thinking, 'What would Oprah… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
When I'm hard at work, when I'm deep in it, there is no other feeling. For me, my work is at all… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
We spend our whole lives worrying about the future, planning for the future, trying to predict the future, as if figuring it… — 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
