Kerry Washington Quotes
I realized that I don't have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect and beautiful journey of my life. It's a trip more wonderful than I could have imagined.
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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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I play-acted and started performing, which just logically led to doing it in school, which led to studying it in college, which led to auditioning to the showcase in New York. And then I had an agent, and I was an actress.
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Sorrel adds a unique grassy sharpness to salads and dressings, but it can be hard to come by.
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I don't care about revenues.
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If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent salespeople. Ronald Reagan was an extremely effective salesman, very tuned to the people he was selling to, very clear in what he was selling, very resilient and buoyant.
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Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we had to be twice as strong.
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When I was in college, I was always saying I was a socialist.
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Being gay myself, I'm naturally drawn to the interactions between men rather than men and women.
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Of course we've been fighting against stereotypes from Day One at East West. That's the reason we formed: to combat that, and to show we are capable of more than just fulfilling the stereotypes - waiter, laundryman, gardener, martial artist, villain.
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I had a stalker break into my house a couple times. They didn't leave any fingerprints or take anything - I was being followed.
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The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.
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I wasn't being bullied at school at this point. I had a group of friends, and I was isolated because I wasn't communicating with my parents. I wasn't telling them what I was going through.
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Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.
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In England I am not English, in India I am not Indian. I am chained to the 1,000 square miles that is Trinidad; but I will evade that fate yet.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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Humor is always more interesting when it comes from someone who's had more than, like, five experiences.
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On 'Grey's Anatomy' I wouldn't care what I was playing - I would play a corpse, 'cause I love it that much. It is deep true love, and it will never die.
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I like to tread uncharted territory and push myself in terms of performance.
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I am finished with cities. I spent four years in New York, ten in Paris, and I was in Belgrade for a while. To me now they are just airports.
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This country doesn't have a revenue problem - it has a spending problem.
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To be perfectly honest with you, having a mother as an actress -- who I watched struggle tremendously during my childhood -- and to watch fluctuations of ups and downs is difficult. She did mainly television, so I think I associated that with a life of inconsistency. As I've come into my own, I realize it has nothing to do with the medium. It has broadened my horizons in my own mind and ultimately it is about the character for me. If I read something and I fall in love with the character, no matter what it is, I'm eager to do it. That is what happened with Gwen [on "Angel"].
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I like going to rifle and pistol clubs and joining them in target shooting. I also share the same respect for individual initiative and love of family.
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My favourite store? Seize Sur Vingt in New York. They make most of my suits, and they are really cool people.
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I realized that I don't have to be perfect. All I have to do is show up and enjoy the messy, imperfect and beautiful journey of my life. It's a trip more wonderful than I could have imagined.
