Washington’s daughter Olivia is studying the craft at New York University, and he has offered her little advice – except to work hard and be multi-talented.
He tells The Hollywood Reporter, “I say, ‘You’re black, you’re a woman, and you’re dark-skinned at that, so you have to be a triple/quadruple threat.’
“I said, ‘You gotta learn how to act. You gotta learn how to dance, sing, move onstage…’ I said, ‘Look at Viola Davis. That’s who you want to be. Forget about the little pretty girls; if you’re relying on that, when you hit 40, you’re out the door. You better have some chops.'”
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