Good morning, Dartmouth.
Oh, it's such an honor to be here with you today on this momentous occasion.
Congratulations, you did it.
Welcome to fellow students, to past graduates, to faculty, to friends and families, and happy Father's Day to all those proud fathers out there.
Thank you, President Beilock, the board of trustees, to all the staff who made this day possible, and to you all for this invitation.
I never attended university myself, only played characters who have, so thank you for helping fulfill my parents' dream of me actually getting a degree and a doctorate at that.
I know.
It's honorary.
Actually, it was Shonda Rhimes, one of your alums and my former boss, who called me.
And when she presented the offer to come and speak to you all today, I thought, "Huh, well, that's nice to be asked.
