Khandi Alexander

I never saw a consistent through-line of employment for black actresses. I was like, 'How are they supporting themselves?'

— Khandi Alexander

Talk about divine intervention. I can't even tell you how blessed I feel.

— Khandi Alexander

There's nothing worse than having a very strong female character and then suddenly having it go away.

— Khandi Alexander

On 'Scandal,' the majority of the cast, if not all of the cast, comes from theater, so it's a healthy environment. People…

— Khandi Alexander

When you stop to take a minute and look at Queen Latifah's career, she came out of the box right. You know,…

— Khandi Alexander

I feel that the work that I have done in the comedy arena, is priceless in terms of what I learned, timing,…

— Khandi Alexander

So the only things I was being allowed to audition for were small roles in comedies. It broke my heart. No one…

— Khandi Alexander

In the case of 'News Radio,' I loved that show. I loved the actors and the producers, but I was longing very…

— Khandi Alexander

I think, often times, it's the audience that suffers when a show isn't given the opportunity to have a beginning, middle and…

— Khandi Alexander

I like comedy, I love it very much, I love laughing.

— Khandi Alexander

I never get recognized. Most of the time, when people think they know me, they believe I'm a member of their family.…

— Khandi Alexander

I don't know anyone who's 100 percent pure - nor do I have any interest in portraying anyone like that.

— Khandi Alexander

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…

— Khandi Alexander

I have deep comedic roots, and I want to be funny.

— Khandi Alexander

I have always loved Scott Foley.

— Khandi Alexander

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…

— Khandi Alexander

I really enjoy working on 'Scandal.' It's so much fun.

— Khandi Alexander

I love that movie 'Chicago.'

— Khandi Alexander

I'm not a method actress.

— Khandi Alexander

Stupidity took me pretty far.

— Khandi Alexander

I had always done theater during the entire six years I was with 'CSI: Miami.'

— Khandi Alexander

People come into work and actually go home to their families. They want to go there and explore and have a good…

— Khandi Alexander

This hiatus coming up I'm looking at a comedy because I need the balance.

— Khandi Alexander

I love playing characters that are unrecognizable.

— Khandi Alexander

When you've worked as long as I have, which I'm truly grateful for, you go in and out of these different environments.…

— Khandi Alexander