List of Shonda Rhimes Quotes

I Am Terrible With Examples. I Can Never Think Of Them When Anybody Asks For An Example.

I Never, Ever Pay Attention To The Ratings. I Stopped Paying Attention To The Ratings Somewhere Around Season Two Or Three Of Grey's. It's Something I Have No Control Over, So I Don't Even Pay Attention.

I Was 4 And Dictating Stories Into A Tape Recorder, And My Mom Typed Them Up.

Yes, It Is Hard Out There. But Hard Is Relative. I Come From A Middle-class Family, My Parents Are Academics. I Was Born After The Civil Rights Movement, I Was A Toddler During The Women's Movement, I Live In The United States Of America, All Of Which Means I Am Allowed To Own My Freedom, My Rights, My Voice And My Uterus.

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.

I Really Don't Think There's A World In Which You Can Do Anything With Anybody. Because We're In The World Of The White House, I Think There Are Certain Things You Can Do, And Larger Things That Can Happen, But I Don't Think You Can Do Anything.

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.

I Cannot Keep Track And Lots Of Great Shows Go Unnoticed.

I'm Fortunate. I've Always Had Medical Care. I've Always Had Access. I've Never Personally Had To Use A Planned Parenthood. But I Have Many Friends Who Have And Do And Did, And I Think It's Important That That Access Be There For Everyone.

I Think It's Important For Women To Have A Means To Get Health Care. I Think It's Important That Women Have A Place To Go To Get Pap Smears And Cancer Screenings. And It Shouldn't Be Considered Extra. It Shouldn't Be Considered Something That Can Be "cut." It Shouldn't Be Something That's In Danger Of Going Away. The Idea That We're Even Thinking About Cutting That Off Because Somebody Else Isn't Enjoying It Themselves Or Somebody Has Extreme Opinions About It Is Worrisome To Me.

Ive Learned This Is A Very Long Marriage Doing A Television Show. I Like The People That I Work With To Be People I Enjoy, So You Want To Cast People Who Are As Excited And Enthusiastic As You Are.

My Parents Created A World In Which The Only ­barrier To Your Success Is Your Own Imagination.