What I found fascinating for me was, I've never gotten so much approval and accolades and warmth and congratulations as when I… — 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
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
For me, beauty is me at the top of my game, going as hard as I can, without fear of what anyone… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I'm just obsessed with 'Game of Thrones,' especially Arya Stark. And I love 'Orange is the New Black,' although I just want… — 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
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
There's always women of many different races on my shows, and there are always women who look many different ways, but there… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
Shondaland is my company. I run that mother. I am in charge. I am the leader. It's fantastic. It's also really hard.… — 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
Dreams are lovely. But they are just dreams. Fleeting, ephemeral, pretty. But dreams do not come true just because you dream 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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
