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… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
We all have different narratives; all of our narratives are at different stages of development. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
Your internal dialogue has got to be different from what you say. And, you know, in film, hopefully that registers and speaks… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I get so excited when my daughter says something new, which she is doing every day. I can leave the house for… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I love young adult fantasies. While I say that, I have not seen all of the Twilight and Harry Potter movies. But… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
We're in crisis mode as black actresses. It's not only in the sheer number of roles that are offered and that are… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I didn't see myself any different from my white counterparts in school. I just didn't! I thought I could do what they… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
On stage you never watch yourself. You just experience it, and then you go home, and you feel pretty good if you… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I want to span different genres. I want to be able to transform. I want to be able to be sexy, and… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
One of the people I've always wanted to emulate in pursuing that dream was Meryl Streep, in terms of the different types… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I can't speak for the Kathryn Stockett, but I would guess that she feels proud of the progress the South has made… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I think that enjoying the fruits of one's labor is very different than arrogance. And when I was younger, I didn't know… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I look back at pictures of myself and I remember thinking, "I was so fat when I was growing up. I was 165 pounds… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I am not a glam woman - this definitely is a mask I put on for the public. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
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… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
That's why there's so much bad acting out there, because you could see actors watching themselves. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
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… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
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… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
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… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I tell my daughter every morning, 'Now, what are the two most important parts of you?' And she says, 'My head and my heart.'… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I started a production company out of necessity, the need for great narratives for actors of color. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
That's always the biggest surprise when people meet me: how buoyant I am and how fun and light I am. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
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