Jerrika Hinton

“Somehow or another Grey Sloan is always the place with groundbreaking medical discoveries. I don't know how that's case but it is!”

“For those unaware, transitioning from a relaxed to a natural texture means also transitioning from conventional to fringe society. Abandoning straight hair labels one eccentric and often reduces you to a single characteristic rather than broadening the scope of your being.”

“I really love work that engages with the world.”

“I hope that pay parity is something that becomes more commonplace in the industry.”

“I believe that our entertainment shapes us and we shape our entertainment, and that ongoing dialogue is a fact of nature.”

“For any adult person who has gone through a rough breakup, when you have a situation where you know the breakup needs to happen, that doesn't mean you're not sad about it.”

“Once huge members of your family leave, you celebrate them when you can while they're there and it's less about feeling whole. It's more about how do we continue to move along as a family.”

“It's a really thrilling feeling when you introduce someone to an organization and they turn out to be just the right person and just the right fit.”

“I grew up in the theater, went to school for directing and playwriting.”

“Performing is something that I've done since I was a very small child, genuinely since preschool. It was probably some blend of I found it and my mother wanted me to be engaged in school activities.”

“The black woman as a concept has an identity largely based on archaic tropes. This same woman as reality, however, exists at the unfortunate intersection of archetype and living soul.”

“I grew up in theater, so I'm all about the process and I love having a process.”

“That's key to Shondaland in general. Nobody is perfect, and they're all desperately trying to be the best version of themselves.”