Kerry Washington in AdWeek April 2016
Does Kerry Washington Know When Scandal Will End?
![On having no control over Olivia Pope's path: "I'm not a producer on the show, and I've never sought to be a producer on the show. It's not something that I felt was necessary. Shonda [Rhimes, the show's creator] and the writers are in control of that, and I show up and try to bring it to life."
On not knowing about the show's plot twists ahead of time: "I had no idea that the abortion scene was coming until I turned the page at the table read and read it out loud with everybody else. There are occasional moments when she'll give me a hint about something that's coming, but it's very, very rare."
On when Scandal may come to an end: "I trust [Shonda]. We are where we are because of her decision making." Tony Goldwyn, who plays President Fitzgerald Grant: "I’m assuming at the end of next season, my presidency will be finished. So what happens to Scandal once there’s a new president? Either that’s the end or Shonda has something in mind that may or may not include me, a whole other direction."
On Hillary Clinton's recent visit to the Scandal set: "Hillary was in town for a fundraiser, and Tony and I thought we might get off work in time to go, but we didn't. So I emailed Huma [Abedin, Clinton's longtime aide] and said, 'Why don't you guys come here?' And they were able to. It was very surreal, because at some point you couldn't tell the difference between our pretend Secret Service on the show, and the real Secret Service walking on the set. We had this wonderful evening with her, hanging out."
On the next phase of her career, post-Scandal: "I don't know specifically what's next. I found the experience of producing on Confirmation to be extremely rewarding. I learned a great deal, but I also feel like I was able to bring a lot to the table, and that was a really rewarding experience. So producing will definitely be part of it. I am really loving design and I want to continue in that area. But I'm not sure. I'm going to continue to follow the opportunities that really speak to me authentically and genuinely, and see where they lead."](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/KM1iJGQROS3Hk0hLHPbu6nE8g0A/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2016/04/04/771/n/1922283/e36f40177ed8303d_KW_FEAT1_160/i/having-control-over-Olivia-Pope-path-Im-producer.jpg "On having no control over Olivia Pope's path: \"I'm not a producer on the show, and I've never sought to be a producer on the show. It's not something that I felt was necessary. Shonda [Rhimes, the show's creator] and the writers are in control of that, and I show up and try to bring it to life.\"
On not knowing about the show's plot twists ahead of time: \"I had no idea that the abortion scene was coming until I turned the page at the table read and read it out loud with everybody else. There are occasional moments when she'll give me a hint about something that's coming, but it's very, very rare.\"
On when Scandal may come to an end: \"I trust [Shonda]. We are where we are because of her decision making.\" Tony Goldwyn, who plays President Fitzgerald Grant: \"I’m assuming at the end of next season, my presidency will be finished. So what happens to Scandal once there’s a new president? Either that’s the end or Shonda has something in mind that may or may not include me, a whole other direction.\"
On Hillary Clinton's recent visit to the Scandal set: \"Hillary was in town for a fundraiser, and Tony and I thought we might get off work in time to go, but we didn't. So I emailed Huma [Abedin, Clinton's longtime aide] and said, 'Why don't you guys come here?' And they were able to. It was very surreal, because at some point you couldn't tell the difference between our pretend Secret Service on the show, and the real Secret Service walking on the set. We had this wonderful evening with her, hanging out.\"
On the next phase of her career, post-Scandal: \"I don't know specifically what's next. I found the experience of producing on Confirmation to be extremely rewarding. I learned a great deal, but I also feel like I was able to bring a lot to the table, and that was a really rewarding experience. So producing will definitely be part of it. I am really loving design and I want to continue in that area. But I'm not sure. I'm going to continue to follow the opportunities that really speak to me authentically and genuinely, and see where they lead.\"")
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