TMC
04-15-2016, 02:00 AM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2016/04/14/even-kerry-washington-surprised-olivia-popes-influence/83024448
As Scandal fans know, real-life crisis management Judy Smith worked for the elder President Bush. "The weirdest thing about having Judy be a character in the film was that when women were coming in to audition for Judy Smith, they were doing Olivia Pope,” says Washington. "And Judy is not like Olivia. Olivia is inspired by Judy, but Judy's a much more quiet version and so it was really weird to watch people come into an audition room and do a version of what I do on television for that role."
As Scandal fans know, real-life crisis management Judy Smith worked for the elder President Bush. "The weirdest thing about having Judy be a character in the film was that when women were coming in to audition for Judy Smith, they were doing Olivia Pope,” says Washington. "And Judy is not like Olivia. Olivia is inspired by Judy, but Judy's a much more quiet version and so it was really weird to watch people come into an audition room and do a version of what I do on television for that role."