Olivia Pope had proven to be an excellent opportunity for me to try to discover a version of myself that was more powerful, assertive, elegant, emotionally expressive. Olivia Pope was a true compassionate leader, too, and she taught me to be that both on and off set. Being given the responsibility of playing Olivia made me move through the world in entirely new ways. Like Anita Hill, Olivia’s walk was not my walk, but I found it by asking the question, If I had the courage and confidence to be Olivia Pope, how might I move through the world?
