Audience Quote by 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 come into…

— 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, 'Ladies First!'…

— Khandi Alexander

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

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

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

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. And that's…

— 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 to choreography.'

— Khandi Alexander