Kerry Washington evita deliberatamente i ruoli “reinforce stereotypes”.
L’attrice di scandalo ha spiegato che considera attentamente l’impatto culturale di ogni ruolo prima di accettarlo, in particolare in relazione alle donne e alla comunità nera.
“I’ve always been comfortable saying no to something if it wasn’t good for the culture,” Ha detto a InStyle. “If I read a script and thought, ‘That’s not going to be good for women,’ or ‘That’s not an image that’s good for the Black community’ – not that my character had to be perfect; I was always really drawn toward flawed characters. But I never wanted to play characters that reinforced stereotypes. That clarity has always been there for me.”
La 48enne ha continuato a condividere che è diventata sempre più fiduciosa nel rifiutare progetti che non si allineano ai suoi valori.
“Now I’m in a place where I’m more comfortable saying no for my inner artistry,” Disse Kerry. “In this season (of my life), it’s more important for me to be at drop-off and pick-up (at school). It’s a real privilege.”
L’attrice Unchained di Django, che ha due figli con il marito attore Nnamdi Asomugha, ha anche riflettuto sul cambiamento delle sue ambizioni oltre il risultato professionale.
“I want to be ambitious for things other than professional success: Ambitious for my kids, ambitious for my marriage, ambitious for life,” Ha spiegato. “Work is a big part of my life – I’m not retiring, I’m not walking away – but I’m ambitious about living a full life.”
