Kerry Washington For Page Six Magazine
On the cover of this week’s Page Six Magazine, actress Kerry Washington opens up about her new job as a director, being an ugly duckling as a child and leaving a three-year engagement..
Kerry is currently awaiting the September 19th release of her latest flick, Lakeview Terrace, where she stars opposite Patrick Wilson as a couple terrorized by police officer-neighbor Samuel L. Jackson. Having already helped former co-stars Jamie Foxx (Ray) and Forrest Whittaker (Last Kind of Scotland) land their own Academy Awards, Kerry jokes about her lucky charm status:
“It’s just been my ploy to get more work in this town. I tell men, ‘If you hire me, you might get an Oscar!’”
The 31-year-old Bronx-bred actress is all about taking on a new craft.
“When Spike Lee found out I was directing Common’s latest music video, he called me and said, ‘So, you’re transitioning?’ And I said, ‘No. I’m not leaving acting for directing. I’m just expanding!’”
Kerry doesn’t stop there. She is the current spokesmodel for L’Oreal and Movado watches and has testified before Congress on behalf of the National Endowment for the Arts. But being lauded for her looks still surprises her.
“I have not always thought of myself as beautiful. Growing up, I never felt like the pretty one, which is good because I felt it was important to become the smart one. I wouldn’t say I was an ugly duckling but I never felt like I had an exceptional physical appearance that was going to make life any easier.”
Engaged for three years to actor David Moscow (most famous for playing Josh, the kid portrayed by an adult Tom Hanks in Big), Kerry walked away.
“Weddings are like red carpets for normal people. I do so many gowns and events in my work. I have that. Coming out of an engagement, I don’t even try to guess what my life is going to look like in the future anymore. No one has to feel sorry for me. I'm not lonely. I have my dog.”
For more on Kerry Washington, check out this week’s issue of Page Six Magazine, free inside the Sunday edition of the New York Post and online on Monday at www.pagesixmag.com.
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I love that flirty little dress she's wearing. Anyone know who makes it?
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I think the picture looks a little weird. Her head looks too big for her body. Almost like it was photoshopped. She looks like a bratz doll.
She changed a lot for the better. I saw the movie Our Song where she was younger and was not as fabulous as she is now. She looks fine in the picture, is just that you can't see much her neck.
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I just googled David Mascow. Totally didn't know that was him all grown up from Big!!
She's stunning! Ofcourse that's her body people! You just can't see her neck because of the dress. Psh..
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