Kerry Washington Quotes
I think generalizations of any sort are dangerous. I'll say, if that is the case - right now it's an American issue.
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I think a lot of young girls see actresses, and they think of red carpets, and they think of 'Us Weekly,' and they don't really think about the breaking down of a script and what that requires and what you would need to pull it off.
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My comrades would call me a 'black capitalist.'
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When I'm on a good go, I can do 12, 13 hours of writing.
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The bottom line is, I want us to rebound, defend, share the ball, play hard. That's all. Now if you can't do that, if that's not important enough to you, it's not on me.
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I look a certain way. I have a very specific kind of look.
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When I got back to Madison Avenue, I realized that copywriters made more than artists, so I switched.
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You don't want to put all your lead on the target. You want to leave some arrows in the quiver.
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And whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud.
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All you can do is focus on telling the best story you can with compelling characters. If you do it right, it will endure. If you do it wrong, it won't.
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You can be in the shape of your life, and then injury strikes. So you have to grab your opportunities.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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When I started as a child actor, my father didn't tell me anything.
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I use loads of moisturising products and make sure I cleanse, tone and moisturise every day. It's just so important to always keep your skin moisturised.
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At the height of the British Empire very few English novels were written that dealt with British power. It's extraordinary that at the moment in which England was the global superpower the subject of British power appeared not to interest most writers.
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The one person whom I would like to be is Meryl Streep. Even at her age, she sits alongside the younger heroines at the Oscars with her name in the nominee list, and others around her wonder whether they still stand a chance.
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Ultimately, all human beings fulfill their patterns. We're set in a certain archetype, and we fulfill that destiny.
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When we think back at our youth, we always remember the feeling of freedom... that you actually believe in the world. Even if it goes well for you in life, you can never attain that freedom in your imagination of what you think life could be. We are tainted.
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I love girl power.
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With all of the media and all of the pressures of the times, we have to have a spiritual foundation in order to survive. It's truly what I believe.
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What I always longed to do was to be able to paint like I can draw, most artists would tell you that, they would all like to paint like they can draw.
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I couldn't deal with a normal life.
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Makeup isn't something I've worn a lot of in my life.
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An American Idol is someone who knows how to change people's lives through music.
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I think generalizations of any sort are dangerous. I'll say, if that is the case - right now it's an American issue.
