Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Rhimes
Shonda Lynn Rhimesis a television producer and writer. Rhimes is the creator, head writer, executive producer, and showrunner of the medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy, its spin-off Private Practice and the political thriller series Scandal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScreenwriter
Date of Birth13 January 1970
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
writing joy desire
I don't know if anyone has noticed but I only ever write about one thing: being alone. The fear of being alone, the desire to not be alone, the attempts we make to find our person, to keep our person, to convince our person to not leave us alone, the joy of being with our person and thus no longer alone, the devastation of being left alone. The need to hear the words: You are not alone.
inspiring television world
I remember saying, very almost jokingly, I'm going to take over the world through television, that's my plan. And I said it to my agent, and I said it to my friends, and I said it to myself.
funny-inspirational color people
Everyone always says to me, 'Why aren't there more people of color on television?' I'm like, 'Why don't you ask a bunch of people who aren't putting people of color on television why there aren't more people of color on television?'
daughter mother running
I want my daughters to see me and know me as a woman who works. I want that example set for them. I am a better mother for it. The woman I am because I get to run Shondaland, because I get write all day, because I get to spend my days making things up, that woman is a better person - and a better mother. Because that woman is happy. That woman is fulfilled. That woman is whole. I wouldn't want them to know the me that didn't get to do this all day long. I wouldn't want them to know the me who wasn't doing.
men balance stuff
Nobody ever asks a man how he gets stuff done. Nobody asks a man how he finds balance.
hurt distance space
At the end of the day, when it comes down to it, all we really want is to be close to somebody. So this thing where we all keep our distance and pretend not to care about each other, it's usually a load of bull. So we pick and choose who we want to remain close to, and once we've chosen those people, we tend to stick close by. No matter how much we hurt them. The people that are still with you at the end of the day, those are the ones worth keeping. And sure, sometimes close can be too close. But sometimes, that invasion of personal space, it can be exactly what you need.
watches calling compliment
Calling a show a 'guilty pleasure' is like saying 'I'm embarrassed to say I watch it but I can't stop.' That's not a compliment.
shoes stories horrible
You can't tell stories and really walk in someone's shoes and not have a love for them, even if they're doing horrible things.
arguing lawyer debate
I happen to like debating, and I like to debate like a lawyer, and I can argue any points to death, and I will.
mean succeed failing
Whenever you see me somewhere succeeding in one area of my life, that almost certainly means I am failing in another area of my life.
playing-it-safe safe
Nobody got anything great by playing it safe.
imagination parent world
My parents created a world in which the only barrier to your success is your own imagination.
inspirational mother nouns
Mother is a verb, not a noun.
thinking expectations littles
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 sell us short. Sometimes the expected simply pales in comparison to the unexpected. You got to wonder why we cling to our expectations, because the expected is just what keeps us steady. Standing. Still. The expected's just the beginning, the unexpected is what changes our lives.