Kerry Washington is stunning and hot on the Dec./Jan 2013 cover of Uptown Magazine in a black vintage lace top. The 'Scandal' star's new movie, 'Django Unchained', LA premiere was cancelled but the movie is set to hit theaters this month.
In the issue out on newsstand, KW talks about her new movie, leaving the entertainment industry, growing up and more. Continue below to read some excerpts from her interview and to see more images.
Theyskens’ Theory top; Elizabeth and James pants and suspenders; Jennifer Fisher cuff and ring; Alexis Bittar cuff; Finn necklace and gold knot rings.
On her 'Scandal' character 'Olivia Pope':
“Olivia Pope is so much more powerful and sophisticated than I am, and she has more access! Usually I go into my actor’s toolbox and say, Okay, I need this tool and this tool and this tool, pretending to grab some hardware. Everything else I’ll put away and go to work. With Olivia, every day I have both toolboxes! Every tool. She requires all of me: my brain, my body, my heart, all of it.”
On what drew her to the role in 'Django Unchained':
“I’ve never seen slavery dealt with this way before in film. So often it’s a white character who’s the savior of black people.”
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