Shonda Rhimes speech at Kerry Washington's Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony

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00:00Please welcome Shonda Rhimes to the stage.

00:07Okay, okay, so usually I write words and then Carrie says them so this is new for me.

00:26But I'm really glad to be here for Carrie.

00:28This is so well deserved.

00:31Not just because she has accomplished all that she has accomplished in the industry

00:34because she has and not just because she's an incredibly talented and versatile actress

00:39because she is and it's not because she's the best example of how to be a lead actor

00:44on set though our Scandal family, oh thank you for the direction, it's not because she's

00:51the best example of how to be a lead actress on set though our Scandal family to this day

00:55still refers to you as the best number one in the business.

00:59Yes, no.

01:01I say it is so well deserved because Carrie Washington is a star and I don't mean a star

01:07like a Hollywood star.

01:08I'm going to explain.

01:10I like Carrie and I don't like anybody.

01:15But Carrie and I grew to have this connection through our Olivia Pope, a really super weird

01:20intense over a cliff kind of connection.

01:24We both gave ourselves over to this process where she never questioned what I wrote for

01:28Olivia and I never questioned how she played Olivia and I don't know if I can fully describe

01:33how rare that is.

01:34That's a really special kind of creative energy and trust.

01:38I exhaled Olivia out in writing and Carrie inhaled Olivia in with her acting and we both

01:42sort of created this woman as we went.

01:46At times it was overly intense.

01:48There were days when I would show up dressed for work only to find that as Olivia Pope,

01:52Carrie Washington was dressed exactly like me.

01:55It was crazy.

01:57We were both woven into this woman in a white hat like I was her and she was me in this

02:02very weird way and Carrie was all of us.

02:04But we did this for week after week for years and that means that I got to know Carrie in

02:09ways most people likely do not, which is why I can tell you Carrie is a star and yes, like

02:14a Hollywood star, but so much more than that.

02:18Carrie's a true star.

02:19She is bright.

02:20She's a bright soul who lights up any space that she's in.

02:24When Carrie became Olivia Pope, I didn't realize I was doing more than hiring an incredibly

02:28talented actor.

02:30I was starting an education I did not even know I needed.

02:34You are smart.

02:36She is funny.

02:37She is thoughtful.

02:38She is compassionate.

02:39Her work ethic is like nothing I've ever seen.

02:43You're strong.

02:45You're determined.

02:47You're never compromising in your values.

02:48You're always holding on to who you are despite all of this crazy attention.

02:54She's a born leader.

02:55She's always taking care of everybody.

02:57Always the hardest worker.

02:58She's passionate about the role she plays, about her philanthropy, about her activism,

03:03about the world, and she is passionate about her family.

03:07When I first met Carrie, she was single.

03:09Over the course of Scandal, I watched her become a wife and a mother.

03:13I also watched her become a businesswoman, a producer, and an icon.

03:17She does it all with this determination and this grace, and she's joyful about it.

03:22So she is a star.

03:23She's a bright star who lights up our world, and she also lights up everyone around her.

03:28Carrie doesn't just shine for herself.

03:30She shares her light with anyone who needs it.

03:33And Carrie's light comes with a special kind of wisdom and generosity.

03:37She's ended up teaching me far more than I could ever teach her.

03:42Carrie knows her worth and makes sure others know theirs.

03:45Who Carrie is explains how she has handled the pressures and challenges that came her

03:51way while she was busy accomplishing so much and acting so vividly in the historic role

03:57of Olivia Pope.

03:59She sets an example of how to be a person in this business, a woman in this business,

04:04a woman of color in this business, of how to be a human in this business.

04:09A star.

04:10I'm really grateful to call you my friend, and the star is very, very well-deserved.

04:15Thank you so much.

04:18Okay.

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