Kerry Washington Would Rather Be A Waitress Again Than Star In A 'Bad For Women Or Blacks' Movie

Kerry Washington isn't shy about returning to his old restaurant job if Hollywood only offers harmful representational roles.

The 'Scandal' alum has stood by her beliefs for decades and recently said in a cover story that she's approaching her career with no fear.

"Even early in my career, I would say I'd rather work another shift at a restaurant than make a movie that's going to be bad for women or black people," Washington said. "Part of being an artist, being a creative person is constantly being ready to be a beginner and do things you've never done, be in situations you've never encountered, to stretch, to grow. I'm so drawn to this kind of work, but it's also so scary."

Washington considers "Scandal," the hit ABC-produced series Shonda Rhimes, "part of something transformative and culturally significant." The Simpson Street production company founder uses her status as a producer for enlightened projects that "try to expand our vocabulary around what a protagonist looks like and is, and subvert the idea of ​​the other," by adapting series like "Little Fires Everywhere". p> Related Related

The 'American Son' actress previously revealed on ''that in addition to working at a restaurant and as a yoga teacher, she also returned to substitute teaching even after 'Save the Last Dance' , despite being his "first major film."

"It didn't make a lot of money for me," Washington said, "so after the movie came out, I went back to substitute teaching for a while. And then I had to establish a rule that I wouldn't work in high schools. I could only do elementary schools because kids skipped class to see Chenille teaching French. So it was bad. I would go to a school and see all these kids out the window trying to see that girl from 'Save the Last Dance.'”

The 'Django Unchained' star addressed Quentin Tarantino's controversial 2012 revenge slavery film, calling the project's storyline "intense, quirky and important" at the time. “I thought I had never seen anything like it before and it had to be done. I didn't know if I was the right person to do it because it scared me,” Washington admitted to IndieWire. "I was afraid of where I had to go emotionally and psychologically as an artist."

She added, "I remember turning to Jamie [Foxx] one day and saying, 'If this movie lasts another week, I'm not going to survive it.' My parents came and my manager came. at one point because they were worried. It was really hard. I guess one of the things I came away with was more gratitude than ever before for the people who were able to survive this period, because I feel like we barely survived it to pretend, for nine months. I have to go home and shower every night, eat a nice dinner and call my therapist."< /p>

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