We’re convinced that when When Kerry Washington says “It’s handled,” she’s not just referring to a crisis on ABC’s hit show, Scandal. She’s talking about her own life.
We’ve watched her in various films like Ray, Save the Last Dance (my personal favorite) and Django Unchained where she displays her versatility, and now she not only dominates Thursday nights as Olivia Pope, she’s making history as the first African American female lead for a network in over 40 years.
“The life of an artist is always up and down,” Kerry said in an interview with Forbes. “And I’ve had moments in my career where I’ve been a part of extremely high profile projects like Ray, and quieter, more different years maybe, where I’ve decided to focus on Broadway or other projects. I think sometimes artists are afraid to take those risks, to really go in new directions creatively because you don’t know if the people in your life will stand by you professionally.”
What makes Kerry even more fascinating is that while many people adore her, you don’t know much about her personal life, and she plans on keeping it that way.
“I learned through experience that it doesn’t work for me to talk about my personal life. I’ve had earlier times in my career when I did talk about it,” the actress told InStyle. “But I couldn’t just turn around and say, ‘I only want to talk about the good stuff, but not the bad stuff.’ So I just thought, Ok, no more.”
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source: BlackDoctor.org
