“You never say yes to anything.”
Who would think that statement would apply to Shonda Rhimes? She’s ABC’s queen of television owning everyone’s Thursday nights with her three hit shows:Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder. Still, those six life-altering words were used to describe Rhimes by the person who knows her best: her older sister Delores.
The conversation happened during Thanksgiving about 18 months ago when Rhimes was telling Delores about all of the amazing invitations Rhimes was getting. Delores basically replied, Who cares? You’re just going to say ‘no,’ anyway.
The words stung Rhimes because they were true. Her debilitating social anxiety and her unhappiness with her weight caused her to say ‘no’ to many amazing opportunities outside of her comfort zone—which was basically any place where the characters were real people and she wasn’t writing the script.
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source: nbcnews.com
