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Shonda Rhimes speech at Kerry Washington's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony
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12/2/2024
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Shonda Rhimes speech at Kerry Washington's Hollywood Walk of Fame star unveiling ceremony on Monday, December 2, 2024, at 6258 Hollywood Blvd. in front of the W Hotel in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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00:00
Please welcome Shonda Rhimes to the stage.
00:07
Okay, okay, so usually I write words and then Carrie says them so this is new for me.
00:26
But I'm really glad to be here for Carrie.
00:28
This is so well deserved.
00:31
Not just because she has accomplished all that she has accomplished in the industry
00:34
because she has and not just because she's an incredibly talented and versatile actress
00:39
because she is and it's not because she's the best example of how to be a lead actor
00:44
on set though our Scandal family, oh thank you for the direction, it's not because she's
00:51
the best example of how to be a lead actress on set though our Scandal family to this day
00:55
still refers to you as the best number one in the business.
00:59
Yes, no.
01:01
I say it is so well deserved because Carrie Washington is a star and I don't mean a star
01:07
like a Hollywood star.
01:08
I'm going to explain.
01:10
I like Carrie and I don't like anybody.
01:15
But Carrie and I grew to have this connection through our Olivia Pope, a really super weird
01:20
intense over a cliff kind of connection.
01:24
We both gave ourselves over to this process where she never questioned what I wrote for
01:28
Olivia and I never questioned how she played Olivia and I don't know if I can fully describe
01:33
how rare that is.
01:34
That's a really special kind of creative energy and trust.
01:38
I exhaled Olivia out in writing and Carrie inhaled Olivia in with her acting and we both
01:42
sort of created this woman as we went.
01:46
At times it was overly intense.
01:48
There were days when I would show up dressed for work only to find that as Olivia Pope,
01:52
Carrie Washington was dressed exactly like me.
01:55
It was crazy.
01:57
We were both woven into this woman in a white hat like I was her and she was me in this
02:02
very weird way and Carrie was all of us.
02:04
But we did this for week after week for years and that means that I got to know Carrie in
02:09
ways most people likely do not, which is why I can tell you Carrie is a star and yes, like
02:14
a Hollywood star, but so much more than that.
02:18
Carrie's a true star.
02:19
She is bright.
02:20
She's a bright soul who lights up any space that she's in.
02:24
When Carrie became Olivia Pope, I didn't realize I was doing more than hiring an incredibly
02:28
talented actor.
02:30
I was starting an education I did not even know I needed.
02:34
You are smart.
02:36
She is funny.
02:37
She is thoughtful.
02:38
She is compassionate.
02:39
Her work ethic is like nothing I've ever seen.
02:43
You're strong.
02:45
You're determined.
02:47
You're never compromising in your values.
02:48
You're always holding on to who you are despite all of this crazy attention.
02:54
She's a born leader.
02:55
She's always taking care of everybody.
02:57
Always the hardest worker.
02:58
She's passionate about the role she plays, about her philanthropy, about her activism,
03:03
about the world, and she is passionate about her family.
03:07
When I first met Carrie, she was single.
03:09
Over the course of Scandal, I watched her become a wife and a mother.
03:13
I also watched her become a businesswoman, a producer, and an icon.
03:17
She does it all with this determination and this grace, and she's joyful about it.
03:22
So she is a star.
03:23
She's a bright star who lights up our world, and she also lights up everyone around her.
03:28
Carrie doesn't just shine for herself.
03:30
She shares her light with anyone who needs it.
03:33
And Carrie's light comes with a special kind of wisdom and generosity.
03:37
She's ended up teaching me far more than I could ever teach her.
03:42
Carrie knows her worth and makes sure others know theirs.
03:45
Who Carrie is explains how she has handled the pressures and challenges that came her
03:51
way while she was busy accomplishing so much and acting so vividly in the historic role
03:57
of Olivia Pope.
03:59
She sets an example of how to be a person in this business, a woman in this business,
04:04
a woman of color in this business, of how to be a human in this business.
04:09
A star.
04:10
I'm really grateful to call you my friend, and the star is very, very well-deserved.
04:15
Thank you so much.
04:18
Okay.
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