Shonda Rhimes Quotes

There's diversity in nature, so why not the media?

I would like to think that television would be representative of the world we live in.

My hope is that shows like 'Fresh Off the Boat' open the door for even more of those kinds of characters for Asian actors and actresses.

It is shocking that the screen does not reflect the way the world is and the diversity in the world... What the world really looks like should be on screen, and it isn't.

Point-blank, there is not enough diversity in media.

There's so much diversity on TV. It's actually reflecting American culture.

It's so important... to have a variety of representation on television.

More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model.

I do find that when I see women who flesh out the television or film world and make it look more like the world I actually live in, I gravitate towards those characters.

It would be ridiculous for me to say anything negative regarding blacks having an equal opportunity on TV.

There's a burden of representation that comes into play when there aren't enough representatives of a certain group in popular culture.

For me, what's a more important question is how we get at least the option of more diverse experiences in this media.

When we've had images that perpetuate the negative stereotype of people of color, we've always had 'The Cosby Show' to hold up against that. And the fact that we no longer have that kinda leaves us not in a great place in terms of having the wide scope of the images of people of color.

I think it's great that we're living in a time when everyone is being represented on TV and film.

I didn't grow up with a lot of role models necessarily when I started out - there weren't many people who looked like me on TV. Not in England.

Times are changing, and it's catching on that the roles on TV and film need to reflect its diverse viewers.

There still aren't many black women on prime-time TV. Times are changing, but it's interesting: we're in 2013 and still experiencing firsts... Hopefully, in the next 100 years, things will balance even more.

It's far too rare an experience for Asian American girls to see themselves in media.

It's my mission in life to put people on the screen who don't get normally represented.

The concept of 'diversity' was this big moral 'should.' And now with the success of shows like 'Fresh Off the Boat,' 'Empire,' 'Blackish,' and 'Jane the Virgin,' it's become this big business 'must,' which is so great.

Not to say there's not good TV out there, but I think TV is better when it accurately reflects the world as it is.

Statistics show that diversity in the media is pretty dismal. Critical voices from women and people of color are missing from many important conversations.

There's room for a diversity of ages on television.

I want to be able to work on a project that will give people around the world the chance to represent their own people, their own culture, their own stories, rather than just Hollywood - really, you know, dominated Hollywood. And that's a dream of mine.

I think that more diversity is a good thing, and fresh points of view articulated by people who are committed to excellence in journalism is a beneficial change in the American media landscape.