Quotes from Shonda Rhimes
Mother is a verb, not a noun.
— Shonda Rhimes
You could be a woman in Alabama who's a conservative Christian, or you could be a total crunchy-granola woman in Seattle and 20 years old, and both of you would watch Oprah.
— Shonda Rhimes
A lot of people think that they are leaders just because they have been placed in charge of something - and you're not.
— Shonda Rhimes
You have to have more people who don't look like you in the writers room. I try to have some people who don't look like me in my writers room. I think it's important to have a group of voices, of people who can dissent.
— Shonda Rhimes
Italy during Shakespeare's time had citizens of all cultures and colors. To pretend that it did not is ignorance. And I don't waste my time on ignorance.
— Shonda Rhimes
I think it's sad, and weird, and strange that [race in casting] is still a thing. It's 2013. Somebody else needs to get their act together.
— Shonda Rhimes
'Grey's' has this universal, global thing to it. It works all over the world.
— Shonda Rhimes
I've always said if I'm winning at one thing, I'm failing at another.
— Shonda Rhimes
After I lost weight, I discovered that people found me valuable. Worthy of conversation. A person one could look at. A person one could compliment. A person one could admire. A person.
— Shonda Rhimes
Having a strong sense of self is fundamental to you, no matter what you're doing. I don't care if you're a stay at home mom raising kids or if you're the CEO of a corporation. It's really important for your survival.
— Shonda Rhimes
Shondaland is my company. I run that mother. I am in charge. I am the leader. It's fantastic. It's also really hard. As it should be.
— Shonda Rhimes
It's important to have people who are absolutely willing to say you're wrong or who have a totally different perspective than you do on everything. Fresh ideas are hard to come by, and good ones are even harder.
— Shonda Rhimes