Kerry Washington

Do I have the courage to reveal that part of myself publicly and let the other stuff kind of fall away and let that part of me be my full essence in this character?

Do I have the courage to reveal that part of myself publicly and let the other stuff kind of fall away and let that part of me be my full essence in this character?

So like, you know, people say before you have kids, people will say to you like, oh, I would kill for my child. And you're like, oh, that's such a cute expression.

So like, you know, people say before you have kids, people will say to you like, oh, I would kill for my child. And you're like, oh, that's such a cute expression.

And then you have children and you're like, oh, I get it. Like I I can't imagine something I wouldn't do to protect my children. Right. Like I love them so fiercely. So then I read this script where this woman is literally taking people out to protect her child. I'm like, okay, well, I've never killed anybody in real life. I'm not a trained assassin, but I understand that love.

And then you have children and you're like, oh, I get it. Like I I can't imagine something I wouldn't do to protect my children. Right. Like I love them so fiercely. So then I read this script where this woman is literally taking people out to protect her child. I'm like, okay, well, I've never killed anybody in real life. I'm not a trained assassin, but I understand that love.

I understand that fierce motherhood, that mother instinct, that like I would do anything for you. And I understand making tough choices for your family that don't always feel good, but are the right thing to do. So I say, okay, I'm not a mercenary. I'm not a killer. I'm not a bi, but I do know a mother's love.

I understand that fierce motherhood, that mother instinct, that like I would do anything for you. And I understand making tough choices for your family that don't always feel good, but are the right thing to do. So I say, okay, I'm not a mercenary. I'm not a killer. I'm not a bi, but I do know a mother's love.

So the inside out is like, do I have the courage to reveal that kind of deep vulnerability that when you have a child, you become powerless? It's like that thing I've heard Obama say of like, your heart is suddenly on the outside of you walking around in the world. Like, can I let people into that and be that? And then the outside in is like,

So the inside out is like, do I have the courage to reveal that kind of deep vulnerability that when you have a child, you become powerless? It's like that thing I've heard Obama say of like, your heart is suddenly on the outside of you walking around in the world. Like, can I let people into that and be that? And then the outside in is like,

OK, but now I have to learn like fight training and weapons training and how she walks and how does she dress and, you know, how does she live in the world as somebody who's trained to kill people and what kind of person becomes somebody who kills people for a living? And so there are like all these.

OK, but now I have to learn like fight training and weapons training and how she walks and how does she dress and, you know, how does she live in the world as somebody who's trained to kill people and what kind of person becomes somebody who kills people for a living? And so there are like all these.

And I know a little something about that, too, like the desperation part of me of feeling like you don't have options. OK, so can I let people into that? So it's all it's like a like parts of me that do relate, bringing those forward and then parts of me that don't relate, learning how to add those on.

And I know a little something about that, too, like the desperation part of me of feeling like you don't have options. OK, so can I let people into that? So it's all it's like a like parts of me that do relate, bringing those forward and then parts of me that don't relate, learning how to add those on.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Sometimes. Yeah, absolutely. And sometimes it's really hard to shake at the end.

Sometimes. Yeah, absolutely. And sometimes it's really hard to shake at the end.

At night, you're like, you're feeling the adrenaline because you become that energy. Yes, you do. And I think before I got married and had kids, I was much more of like a method actor, meaning like I stayed in the characters all the time. For months? Yeah. Yes. And it was miserable, quite honestly. It's like really hard and really wrecked havoc on my nervous system.

At night, you're like, you're feeling the adrenaline because you become that energy. Yes, you do. And I think before I got married and had kids, I was much more of like a method actor, meaning like I stayed in the characters all the time. For months? Yeah. Yes. And it was miserable, quite honestly. It's like really hard and really wrecked havoc on my nervous system.