Kerry Washington quotes - page 2

Kerry Washington is an acclaimed American actress, best known for her role as Olivia Pope in the television series "Scandal." Her performances are celebrated for their emotional depth and strong presence. She has received numerous awards and is recognized as a prominent advocate for diversity in Hollywood. Here are 32 of her quotes:

Every actor you work with has a different method, same with the director. You have to figure out what your shared language is and how to best support each other, and also take care of yourself.

Kerry Washington

I didn't grow up thinking I was pretty; there was always a prettier girl than me. So I learned to be smart and tried to be funny and develop the inside of me, because I felt like that's what I had.

Kerry Washington

I think sometimes in life we want to ignore the problems of society and just think about the good. I believe in positive thinking and affirmative living, I also think it's really important to remember all of our disenfranchised members of society.

Kerry Washington

That's what acting is - it's about having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters' lives.

Kerry Washington

About a year ago I got really exhausted from reading bad scripts and I know that I am a writer and that I have stories to tell, so I thought, 'Let's do this!' So I'm co-writing a screenplay now with another screenwriter and loving it. Absolutely loving it. And I would like to be the producer on the project and of course the lead is me.

Kerry Washington

I'm doing this play right now, the new David Mamet play. It's called 'Race,' and it's very interesting how people really leave the theater filled with the desire to talk about the play and the issues and the characters, and how they're all navigating their personal views around race.

Kerry Washington