You have to have more people who don't look like you in the writers room. I try to have some people who… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I've never personally had to use a Planned Parenthood. But I have many friends who have and do and did, and I… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I think I'm most proud of the fact that I have figured out how to exist as both a creative person and… — 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 don't know that I think women have to throw out the fairy tale ending. I just think they have to decide… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
I think that women are raised to believe that they're supposed to want certain things, and so you feel like you're supposed… — 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
