I don't think there was a time I ever thought of myself as anything but a writer. I thought I was going to be the next Toni Morrison. — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
Maybe you know exactly what it is you dream of being, or maybe you're paralyzed because you have no idea what your passion is. The truth is, it doesn't matter. You don't have to know. You just have to keep… — 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
