Kerry Washington
👤 Speaker
1512
total appearances
Appearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Kerry Washington
When Scandal came out, a lot of the headlines were like, this is the first time that a Black woman is leading a network drama in almost 40 years.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Kerry Washington
Like, it hadn't happened in my lifetime.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Kerry Washington
So you can imagine that when word on the street was that there was a show that was starring a Black woman that was going to be on ABC, like,
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Kerry Washington
Everybody wanted to read for it.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Kerry Washington
She was like, I didn't have the heart to say no.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Kerry Washington
So she read everybody from, like, 15 to 85.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Kerry Washington
Everybody wanted to be Olivia Pope.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Kerry Washington
She met with tons of people.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Kerry Washington
And I was really a film actor.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Kerry Washington
It was that time when, like, film actors were starting to do television.
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Kerry Washington
I had done Last King of Scotland.