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> [ I think that's why August \[Wilson\] named her Rose \[in "Fences"\]; I really do. She's a rose in her sweetness and her kindness and in everything else, even her anger towards the end. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-think-that-s-why-august-wilson-named-her-rose-in-fences-i-really-do/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

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> [ August \[Wilson\] elevates in us is the average man in a way that is heroic and real and human. What you do is you sit with our pathology, you invest in our humanity. We're not walking around like walking symbols… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/august-wilson-elevates-in-us-is-the-average-man-in-a-way-that-is/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

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## More by Viola Davis

> [I look back at pictures of myself and I remember thinking, "I was so fat when I was growing up. I was 165 pounds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-look-back-at-pictures-of-myself-and-i-remember-thinking-i-was-so/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

> [I am not a glam woman - this definitely is a mask I put on for the public.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-am-not-a-glam-woman-this-definitely-is-a-mask-i-put-on-for-the/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

> [I was bullied at school. The black girl in Central Falls, Rhode Island, in 1973. There'd be 8 or 10 boys; I would count…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-was-bullied-at-school-the-black-girl-in-central-falls-rhode-island/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

> [That's why there's so much bad acting out there, because you could see actors watching themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/that-s-why-there-s-so-much-bad-acting-out-there-because-you-could-see/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

> [I want my work to reflect my level of gifts and talent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-want-my-work-to-reflect-my-level-of-gifts-and-talent/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

> [I don’t want anyone putting any limits on me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-don-t-want-anyone-putting-any-limits-on-me/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

> [ I think that's why August \[Wilson\] named her Rose \[in "Fences"\]; I really do. She's a rose in her sweetness and her kindness and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-think-that-s-why-august-wilson-named-her-rose-in-fences-i-really-do/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

> [When you're working as an actor, you don't think that when you get out of school, it's going to be so hard to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/when-you-re-working-as-an-actor-you-don-t-think-that-when-you-get-out/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

> [I suffered from low self-esteem for much of my life. And now to feel like maybe something that I'm projecting or saying could mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-suffered-from-low-self-esteem-for-much-of-my-life-and-now-to-feel/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

> [I tell my daughter every morning, 'Now, what are the two most important parts of you?' And she says, 'My head and my heart.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-tell-my-daughter-every-morning-now-what-are-the-two-most-important/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

> [I started a production company out of necessity, the need for great narratives for actors of color.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-started-a-production-company-out-of-necessity-the-need-for-great/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

> [That's always the biggest surprise when people meet me: how buoyant I am and how fun and light I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/that-s-always-the-biggest-surprise-when-people-meet-me-how-buoyant-i/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

> [When you're working as an actor, you don't think that when you get out of school, it's going to be so hard to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/when-you-re-working-as-an-actor-you-don-t-think-that-when-you-get-out-2/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

> [ It was hard, that confrontation scene \[in "Fences"\], that was a hard one. I felt like it was relentless, I never felt like I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/it-was-hard-that-confrontation-scene-in-fences-that-was-a-hard-one-i/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

> [I am addicted to any facial product that's anti-aging.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-am-addicted-to-any-facial-product-that-s-anti-aging/)

[Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/)

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