We need to be willing to be uncomfortable, to be flawed, to be imperfect, to own our voice, to step into our light, so that we can continue to inspire other people and employ other people, and make room for more and more voices and presence.
Kerry WashingtonI've been doing this work [ambassador of VDay]for a long time, and there are so many ways that we have to work to eradicate domestic violence and violence against women, this felt like such a tangible way to make a difference.
Kerry WashingtonIdea of holding each otherโs hands at the Womenโs Marchโit feels like we are being invited to do that every day. So many of us are feeling attacked, whether itโs a womanโs right to choose or headstones in a Jewish cemetery, immigrants being deported or banned. So many of us feel the need to protect and defend our democracy. And march toward the dream of being โWe the people.โ So thatโs exciting, scary, and frustrating. Weโre awake. We are awake more than ever before, and we have to stay awake.
Kerry WashingtonYou and you alone are the only person that can live the life that writes the story that you were meant to tell. And the world needs your story because the world needs your voice.
Kerry WashingtonI 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 Washington