I work very physically as an actor. The biggest thing for me has been the challenge of how to be this person [Olivia Pope] with the personal transformation that's going on for me physically... That hasn't been easy. It's been an awesome challenge for me...because so much of how I access character is through my body.
Kerry WashingtonWe as women put ourselves in this situation of feeling like we canโt take a risk, like in order to step out there we have to be perfect, because weโre scared that if we donโt say the right thing, or do the right thing, that weโll reflect poorly on ourselves and our community, whether that community be women, people of color, both.
Kerry WashingtonI'm not interested in living in a world where my race is not a part of who I am. I am interested in living in a world where our races, no matter what they are, don't define our trajectory in life.
Kerry WashingtonAs long as anyone anywhere is being made to feel less human, our very definition of humanity is at stake, and we are all vulnerable.
Kerry WashingtonThe breakdown of the black community, in order to maintain slavery, began with the breakdown of the black family. Men and women were not legally allowed to get married because you couldn't have that kind of love. It might get in the way of the economics of slavery. Your children could be taken from you and literally sold down the river.
Kerry Washington