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11 quotes by Khandi Alexander

Khandi Alexander (born September 4, 1957) is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress. She is best known for the roles of Dr. Alexx Woods in the CBS police procedural series CSI: Miami, as LaDonna Batiste-Williams in HBO drama Treme, and as Catherine Duke in NBC sitcom NewsRadio. She also had a major recurring roles in NBC medical drama ER as Jackie Robbins, sister to Dr. Peter Benton, and as Maya Lewis, Olivia Pope's mother in ABC drama...
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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... →

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

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

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

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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... →

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

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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.'

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

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

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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... →

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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... →

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