>> DeMarco: WELCOME BACK. ACTRESS KERRY WASHINGTON ACTRESS KERRY WASHINGTON TYPICALLY A PRIVATE PERSON HAS TYPICALLY A PRIVATE PERSON HAS WRITTEN AN INCREDIBLY HONEST NEW WRITTEN AN INCREDIBLY HONEST NEW MEMOIR CALLED "THICKER THAN MEMOIR CALLED "THICKER THAN WATER". WATER". >> Eva: IN A CONVERSATION WITH >> Eva: IN A CONVERSATION WITH OUR ROBIN ROBERTS AIRING THIS OUR ROBIN ROBERTS AIRING THIS SUNDAY WASHINGTON REVEALING A SUNDAY WASHINGTON REVEALING A SIDE OF HERSELF FEW HAVE EVER SIDE OF HERSELF FEW HAVE EVER SEEN. SEEN. TAKE A LOOK. TAKE A LOOK. >> Reporter: TODAY KERRY >> Reporter: TODAY KERRY WASHINGTON IS A HOUSEHOLD NAME. WASHINGTON IS A HOUSEHOLD NAME. BEHIND THAT PICTURE-PERFECT BEHIND THAT PICTURE-PERFECT IMAGE OF SUCCESS, KERRY HAS IMAGE OF SUCCESS, KERRY HAS STRUGGLED TO FIND HER OWN STRUGGLED TO FIND HER OWN IDENTITY. IDENTITY. >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE YOUNG KERRY. YOUNG KERRY. DESCRIBE WHAT A YOUNG KERRY WAS DESCRIBE WHAT A YOUNG KERRY WAS LIKE. LIKE. >> SHE WAS THIS BALL OF >> SHE WAS THIS BALL OF CONTRADICTION. CONTRADICTION. SHE WAS FILLED WITH LOVE AND SHE WAS FILLED WITH LOVE AND ENERGY AND ART, BUT SHE WAS ALSO ENERGY AND ART, BUT SHE WAS ALSO AFRAID AND STRUGGLING AND AFRAID AND STRUGGLING AND SEARCHING. SEARCHING. >> Reporter: THAT ROAD TO >> Reporter: THAT ROAD TO SELF-DISCOVERY DETAILED IN HER SELF-DISCOVERY DETAILED IN HER NEW MEMOIR "THICKER THAN WATER." NEW MEMOIR "THICKER THAN WATER." >> I WAS SO LUCKY TO FIND >> I WAS SO LUCKY TO FIND ACTING. ACTING. IT BECAME AN ESCAPE FROM ANY OF IT BECAME AN ESCAPE FROM ANY OF THE FEAR AND THE ANXIETY. THE FEAR AND THE ANXIETY. I COULD JUMP INTO A CHARACTER I COULD JUMP INTO A CHARACTER AND NOT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ANY AND NOT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT ANY OF THAT. OF THAT. I COULD JUST BE THIS OTHER I COULD JUST BE THIS OTHER PERSON. PERSON. >> Reporter: PART OF KERRY'S >> Reporter: PART OF KERRY'S ACTING TRAINING WAS AS A PEER ACTING TRAINING WAS AS A PEER ACTING EDUCATOR WITH THE STAR ACTING EDUCATOR WITH THE STAR ATHLETE ATHL THEATER, A GROUP TEACHING YOUNG THEATER, A GROUP TEACHING YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT SAFER SEX IN THE PEOPLE ABOUT SAFER SEX IN THE MIDST OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC. MIDST OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC. >> I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO >> I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO SHOW YOU. SHOW YOU. A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL THEY KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL THEY KNOW THE FIRST TIME YOU WERE ON ABC. THE FIRST TIME YOU WERE ON ABC. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS "SCANDAL." THEY THOUGHT IT WAS "SCANDAL." THAT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME YOU THAT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME YOU WERE ON ABC. WERE ON ABC. >> THIS BROADCAST IS ABOUT AIDES WERE ON ABC. >> THIS BROADCAST IS ABOUT AIS. >> THIS BROADCAST IS ABOUT AIS. THIS IS A YOUNG WOMAN NAMED THIS IS A YOUNG WOMAN NAMED KERRY. KERRY. >> ERIC IS THIS GUY I'M GOING >> ERIC IS THIS GUY I'M GOING WITH. WITH. HE'S SO PERFECT. HE'S SO PERFECT. A FRIEND OF MINE TOLD ME SHE A FRIEND OF MINE TOLD ME SHE HEARD ERIC HAD HIV OR SOMETHING. HEARD ERIC HAD HIV OR SOMETHING. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DEAL WITH HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DEAL WITH THIS? THIS? I'M ONLY 14. I'M ONLY 14. WHO CAN I TALK TO ABOUT THIS? WHO CAN I TALK TO ABOUT THIS? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? I'M SO CONFUSING. I'M SO CONFUSING. I GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE. I GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE. >> OH, MY GOSH. >> OH, MY GOSH. WHEN THE PRODUCERS WERE PLANNING WHEN THE PRODUCERS WERE PLANNING THE SPECIAL, I DID THE MONOLOGUE THE SPECIAL, I DID THE MONOLOGUE IN THIS CONFERENCE ROOM AT ABC IN THIS CONFERENCE ROOM AT ABC AND PETER SAID YOU'LL DO THAT AND PETER SAID YOU'LL DO THAT LIVE ON TELEVISION. LIVE ON TELEVISION. I WAS LIKE, OKAY. I WAS LIKE, OKAY. >> IT LED TO YOU GETTING A >> IT LED TO YOU GETTING A NICKNAME, CORRECT? NICKNAME, CORRECT? WHAT WAS IT? WHAT WAS IT? >> IN THIS PERIOD OF TIME I >> IN THIS PERIOD OF TIME I ALWAYS HAD CONDOMS IN MY BACK ALWAYS HAD CONDOMS IN MY BACK BACK AND I WAS CONDOM KERRY. BACK AND I WAS CONDOM KERRY. >> DeMarco: CONDOM KERRY. >> DeMarco: CONDOM KERRY. I HAVE WANT I HAVE I WANT TO SEE THIS ENTIRE I WANT TO SEE THIS ENTIRE INTERVIEW. INTERVIEW. >> Eva: IT'S SO GOOD. >> Eva: IT'S SO GOOD. >> DeMarco: YOU CAN WATCH THAT >> DeMarco: YOU CAN WATCH THAT WITH ROBIN SUNDAY