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!' And she's been consistent with that message of female self-empowerment. She really has! Khandi Alexander More Quotes by Khandi Alexander More Quotes From 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 do it. I always feel like, at least give me the shot. Khandi Alexander givingpeoplethinking I'm not a method actress. Khandi Alexander methodactresses This hiatus coming up I'm looking at a comedy because I need the balance. Khandi Alexander hiatusbalanceneeds I have deep comedic roots, and I want to be funny. Khandi Alexander comedicrootswant I feel that the work that I have done in the comedy arena, is priceless in terms of what I learned, timing, everything that these incredibly talented performers were generous enough in teaching me. Khandi Alexander arenadoneteaching People come into work and actually go home to their families. They want to go there and explore and have a good time, but they also want to go home, which is the best kind of working environment. You go in and do your job, and then you go home and enjoy your life. Khandi Alexander homejobspeople I like comedy, I love it very much, I love laughing. Khandi Alexander comedylaughing Talk about divine intervention. I can't even tell you how blessed I feel. Khandi Alexander divineblessedfeels So the only things I was being allowed to audition for were small roles in comedies. It broke my heart. No one would see me for anything else. I knew, in order to open up my career, I had to leave or that's all I would ever be given. Khandi Alexander careersheartorder 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 givingtwoyears 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 sufferingopportunitythinking 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 work and actually go home to their families. Khandi Alexander goworkhomepeople There's nothing worse than having a very strong female character and then suddenly having it go away. Khandi Alexander nothinggostrongcharacter In the case of 'News Radio,' I loved that show. I loved the actors and the producers, but I was longing very much for something more to sink my teeth into me. I think it was an incredibly smart show, but I found myself on the peripheral of a lot of it. Khandi Alexander lovedmyselfmesmart I had always done theater during the entire six years I was with 'CSI: Miami.' Khandi Alexander alwaysmiamidoneyears I have always loved Scott Foley. Khandi Alexander scottlovedalways I don't know anyone who's 100 percent pure - nor do I have any interest in portraying anyone like that. Khandi Alexander likeknowpureinterest I never saw a consistent through-line of employment for black actresses. I was like, 'How are they supporting themselves?' Khandi Alexander howneverlikeblack I love playing characters that are unrecognizable. Khandi Alexander charactersplayingi-lovelove I started a list of all my friends who had died of AIDS, and I stopped at 78. I think about things like that, and I'm just real glad to be here. Khandi Alexander aidsthinkfriendsreal
