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" Shoes define how you walk in the world and how you stand: like, what is your posture in life? "

Kerry Washington

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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. "

Kerry Washington

" I always felt like my value was much more in my intellect than it was in my appearance, and so that's what I spent time cultivating. And some of that I get from my mother, some of that comes from the schools that I went to, and some of that comes from probably insecurity. "

Kerry Washington

" So many struggled so that all of us could have a voice in this great democracy and live up to the first three words of our constitution: We the people. I love that phrase so much. Throughout our country's history, we've expanded the meaning of that phrase to include more and more of us. That's what it means to move forward. "

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" I have to take care of myself in order to live life the way I want to. It's important to have rest days. But in the long run, if I don't work out for, like, three days, I feel worse, not better. "

Kerry Washington

" You may not be thinking about politics, but politics is thinking about you. "

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" 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

" I think as a whole America is dealing with the issue of homophobia. We got to be really honest about whether we believe in civil rights for all people or not. As Black people we need to remember the moment that we say it's okay to disenfranchise one segment of society, we're opening the door to move backward on ourselves. "

Kerry Washington

" I'm always working. My cousins call me the longshoreman of actors. "

Kerry Washington

" When I think about any of the missteps in my life that I've made, all of which I'm grateful for, it's because I just so wanted to be truly seen and heard for who I am and was afraid I wasn't or wouldn't be. "

Kerry Washington

" I like how people will post pictures of me with other women that I adore, hugging on red carpets, and say, 'See?' Are we so uncomfortable with love between two people of the same gender that we immediately label it as sexual? But I've never been bothered by the lesbian rumor. There's nothing offensive about it, so there's no reason to be offended. "

Kerry Washington

" Being the one woman in the room should not be seen as a victory. If there's only one of us in the room, we're still a token; we don't actually have an empowered voice. If there's two of us, we're still a minority. If there's three, then we're allowed to have a multiplicity of opinions. "

Kerry Washington

" I guess because I came to it later in life, I realized, 'Oh, going to a fashion show is like going to the opening of Degas at the Met or going to see Swan Lake.' "

Kerry Washington

" 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 come from the theater and I plan to always do theater. So I don't really see myself not being able to act even if people don't think I am sexy enough for film at 40, I'll still be acting. "

Kerry Washington

" I'm here not just as an actress but as a woman, an African-American, a granddaughter of Ellis Island immigrants, a person who could not have afforded college without the help of student loans and as one of millions of volunteers working to re-elect President Obama! "

Kerry Washington

" It's interesting how much people long to fill in the gaps when someone in the public eye doesn't share their personal life. I understand their frustration. "

Kerry Washington

" You see the transformation that the arts have on young people. It changes their lives for the better. That's where my engagement is. "

Kerry Washington

" I think every girl should have a tailor in her phone. It's part of why we beat ourselves up, or why shopping is so frustrating and hard: we have this assumption that when you take something off the rack, it will fit you. "

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

" I would wear pajamas to work every day if it were up to me. "

Kerry Washington

" 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. "

Kerry Washington

" Making the unbelievable believable is different on a set with 'Fantastic Four,' where it's like, 'Wind machines! Because the airship is coming in and you're pretending to be afraid!' "

Kerry Washington

" One of the most amazing things about my job is that I have arguably, maybe not even arguably - definitively - the best boss on the planet. Shonda Rhimes is the best. "

Kerry Washington

" The breakdown of the black community, in order to maintain slavery, began with the breakdown of the black family. Men and women were not legally allowed to get married because you couldn't have that kind of love. It might get in the way of the economics of slavery. Your children could be taken from you and literally sold down the river. "

Kerry Washington

" If I were somebody who spent the majority of my time saying things that were harsh and difficult to hear, I would want my visual aesthetic to be something soft and feminine, warm and easy to be around. "

Kerry Washington

" I have girlfriends in this business who talk about their personal lives, and it works for them, and I love it. But not for me. "

Kerry Washington

" I come from a family with a really strong work ethic - not just my parents, but my aunts, uncles and cousins. It rubbed off on me. I have a cousin in The Bronx who says I'm like the longshoreman of actors. I am a worker. "

Kerry Washington

" I think Calvin is so beautiful. Oscar De La Renta is so classic. I really like the Rodarte girl; they are super-inventive, and they think outside the box. I am all over the place! "

Kerry Washington

" I'm a person who's always been politically active and passionate about people's rights. "

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" As a young girl, my real dream was to be the woman in the shows at SeaWorld. "

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