I said, 'I'll give myself two years. If I can't support myself as an actress within two years, then I'll go back to choreography.' — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
I don't like to be pigeonholed; I don't like when people won't see me for something because they don't think I can do it. I always feel like, at least give me the shot. — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
I never saw a consistent through-line of employment for black actresses. I was like, 'How are they supporting themselves?' — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
Talk about divine intervention. I can't even tell you how blessed I feel. — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
There's nothing worse than having a very strong female character and then suddenly having it go away. — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
On 'Scandal,' the majority of the cast, if not all of the cast, comes from theater, so it's a healthy environment. People come into… — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
When you stop to take a minute and look at Queen Latifah's career, she came out of the box right. You know, 'Ladies First!'… — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
I feel that the work that I have done in the comedy arena, is priceless in terms of what I learned, timing, everything that… — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
So the only things I was being allowed to audition for were small roles in comedies. It broke my heart. No one would see… — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
In the case of 'News Radio,' I loved that show. I loved the actors and the producers, but I was longing very much for… — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
I think, often times, it's the audience that suffers when a show isn't given the opportunity to have a beginning, middle and end. — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
I never get recognized. Most of the time, when people think they know me, they believe I'm a member of their family. And that's… — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
I don't know anyone who's 100 percent pure - nor do I have any interest in portraying anyone like that. — Khandi Alexander Copy Share Image
