--- title: "5 Awards Quotes By Viola Davis" description: "5 Awards quotes by Viola Davis. Plus more from Viola Davis and more Awards sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/505/viola-davis-1174_award_i-live-a-fantastic-life-why-should-i-com_1794875.png" --- > [I live a fantastic life. Why should I complain about awards?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-live-a-fantastic-life-why-should-i-complain-about-awards/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/505/viola-davis-1174_award_i-live-a-fantastic-life-why-should-i-com_1794875.png) > [It would be great to bust through and make history. But what's more important is the opportunity to continue to get roles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/it-would-be-great-to-bust-through-and-make-history-but-what-s-more/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c9/viola-davis-1174_able_it-would-be-great-to-bust-through-and-ma_1975863.jpg) > [There are all these awards that you've never heard of, and you get nominated, and suddenly you're at these awards shows, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/there-are-all-these-awards-that-you-ve-never-heard-of-and-you-get/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b5/viola-davis-1174_award-shows_there-are-all-these-awards-that-you-ve-n_2415852.jpg) > [Do the work. Create the character, don't wing it and don't hope for an award or the Red Carpet. At the end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/do-the-work-create-the-character-don-t-wing-it-and-don-t-hope-for-an/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a3/viola-davis-1174_awards_do-the-work-create-the-character-don-t-w_2857480.png) > [Most actors don't understand acting. I think it's an art form that craft is out the window. I don't think people get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/most-actors-don-t-understand-acting-i-think-it-s-an-art-form-that/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/viola-davis-1174_academy_most-actors-don-t-understand-acting-i-th_3059331.jpg) ## Other authors on Awards ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awards/viola-davis/#itemlist", "name": "5 Awards Quotes By Viola Davis", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I live a fantastic life. 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