Needs Quotes by Shonda Rhimes

8 Needs quotes by Shonda Rhimes

Shonda Rhimes writes characters with clear drives. In this brief collection, she highlights the fundamental wants that propel stories and real lives alike.

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At the end of the day, when it comes down to it, all we really want is to be close to somebody.…

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I don't know if anyone has noticed but I only ever write about one thing: being alone. The fear of being alone,…

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I read a lot of studies about the fact that there is a bias in the way health care is doled out,…

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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…

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There is no longer one way to consume TV. Some shows you want to watch live, some shows you only discover through…

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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…

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I think it's sad, and weird, and strange that [race in casting] is still a thing. It's 2013. Somebody else needs to…

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I think the point of America, our planet, the reason we're all here, one of the best things that we can do…

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My philosophy was always try to look like Whitney Houston at all times. That did not work out so well.

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“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…

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You don't necessarily have to watch something for 14 seasons. It's not necessarily the way everything's supposed to be.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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My father used to say to me, 'The only limit to your success is your own imagination.' I actually believed that - like, I'm…

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I don't identify with her, but I highly admire Eleanor Roosevelt.

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We spend our whole lives worrying about the future, planning for the future, trying to predict the future, as if figuring it out will…

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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…

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“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…

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My parents created a world in which the only barrier to your success is your own imagination.

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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…

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