--- title: "18 Feels Quotes By Viola Davis" description: "18 Feels quotes by Viola Davis. Plus more from Viola Davis and more Feels sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92a/viola-davis-1174_black_i-sort-of-feel-like-that-s-the-most-revo_1181110.png" --- > [I sort of feel like that's the most revolutionary thing we can do with our narrative for me as Black people is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-sort-of-feel-like-that-s-the-most-revolutionary-thing-we-can-do/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92a/viola-davis-1174_black_i-sort-of-feel-like-that-s-the-most-revo_1181110.png) > [It feels really good to embrace exactly who I am and be my sexy, to be my sexualized, to be my woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/it-feels-really-good-to-embrace-exactly-who-i-am-and-be-my-sexy-to-be/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/viola-davis-1174_embrace_it-feels-really-good-to-embrace-exactly_854354.png) > [You absolutely feel, as a black actress, that you've got to ride the wave because there's just so few roles. I hate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/you-absolutely-feel-as-a-black-actress-that-you-ve-got-to-ride-the/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b96/viola-davis-1174_actress_you-absolutely-feel-as-a-black-actress-t_1525612.png) > [I am not a writer, but I feel that when our production company is successful, we'll be able to give some young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-am-not-a-writer-but-i-feel-that-when-our-production-company-is/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3c/viola-davis-1174_able_i-am-not-a-writer-but-i-feel-that-when-o_960638.png) > [It's harder to work with people who are not as dedicated to their craft. It also leaves you a better actor when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/it-s-harder-to-work-with-people-who-are-not-as-dedicated-to-their/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/790/viola-davis-1174_actor_it-s-harder-to-work-with-people-who-are_2885271.png) > [I think sometimes you have to see a physical manifestation of your dream. Otherwise you have to hope, pray and try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-think-sometimes-you-have-to-see-a-physical-manifestation-of-your/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/viola-davis-1174_dream_i-think-sometimes-you-have-to-see-a-phys_1362938.jpg) > [On stage you never watch yourself. You just experience it, and then you go home, and you feel pretty good if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/on-stage-you-never-watch-yourself-you-just-experience-it-and-then-you/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/add/viola-davis-1174_different_on-stage-you-never-watch-yourself-you-ju_2425749.png) > [I really want my acting to be definitive a lot of times, but I must feel like in any given moment there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-really-want-my-acting-to-be-definitive-a-lot-of-times-but-i-must/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c1/viola-davis-1174_acting_i-really-want-my-acting-to-be-definitive_1090517.png) > [I want to span different genres. I want to be able to transform. I want to be able to be sexy, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-want-to-span-different-genres-i-want-to-be-able-to-transform-i-want/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9b/viola-davis-1174_able_i-want-to-span-different-genres-i-want-t_2560608.png) > [But along with all of that it was, "Oh, isn't he a great storyteller? Oh, it's that why I married him? Isn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/but-along-with-all-of-that-it-was-oh-isn-t-he-a-great-storyteller-oh/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dd/viola-davis-1174_dinner_but-along-with-all-of-that-it-was-oh-isn_1059424.png) > [When a director can give you a word that allows you to feel less tense about yourself, to make you feel like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/when-a-director-can-give-you-a-word-that-allows-you-to-feel-less/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cb/viola-davis-1174_about-yourself_when-a-director-can-give-you-a-word-that_690837.png) > [I've always just simply seen myself as an actor. And I believe that it serves me well to just think in terms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-ve-always-just-simply-seen-myself-as-an-actor-and-i-believe-that-it/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c43/viola-davis-1174_actor_i-ve-always-just-simply-seen-myself-as-a_523241.png) > [I'm a sitting duck. No, seriously, I mean I wish I could say more, but I'm a sitting duck because I can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-m-a-sitting-duck-no-seriously-i-mean-i-wish-i-could-say-more-but-i/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/237/viola-davis-1174_because-i-can_i-m-a-sitting-duck-no-seriously-i-mean-i_1235648.png) > [I have to say, doing theater, that's what you're trained to do. Doing film, when I first started doing it, felt like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-have-to-say-doing-theater-that-s-what-you-re-trained-to-do-doing/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/viola-davis-1174_acting_i-have-to-say-doing-theater-that-s-what_1710323.png) > [I'm sorry, if you've been married for five minutes, you've sacrificed something, you've looked over at your partner and have gone, "Oh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-m-sorry-if-you-ve-been-married-for-five-minutes-you-ve-sacrificed/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d54/viola-davis-1174_beautiful_i-m-sorry-if-you-ve-been-married-for-fiv_2331832.jpg) > [I'm very committed to its educational institutions, including my alma mater Central Falls High School's drama program, because I know that's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-m-very-committed-to-its-educational-institutions-including-my-alma/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/viola-davis-1174_alive_i-m-very-committed-to-its-educational-in_292887.png) > [I always say that, like a scientist or anyone, you always want to be the problem-solver. You feel like, if you solve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-always-say-that-like-a-scientist-or-anyone-you-always-want-to-be/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e3/viola-davis-1174_able_i-always-say-that-like-a-scientist-or-an_2144747.png) > [I can't speak for the Kathryn Stockett, but I would guess that she feels proud of the progress the South has made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-can-t-speak-for-the-kathryn-stockett-but-i-would-guess-that-she/) [Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viola-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/viola-davis-1174_different_i-can-t-speak-for-the-kathryn-stockett-b_2698208.jpg) ## Other authors on Feels ## 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/feels/viola-davis/#itemlist", "name": "18 Feels Quotes By Viola Davis", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I sort of feel like that's the most revolutionary thing we can do with our narrative for me as Black people is to show that we are just like you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Viola Davis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/i-sort-of-feel-like-that-s-the-most-revolutionary-thing-we-can-do/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92a/viola-davis-1174_black_i-sort-of-feel-like-that-s-the-most-revo_1181110.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92a/viola-davis-1174_black_i-sort-of-feel-like-that-s-the-most-revo_1181110.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92a/viola-davis-1174_black_i-sort-of-feel-like-that-s-the-most-revo_1181110.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I sort of feel like that's the most revolutionary thing we can do with our narrative for me as Black people…” — Viola Davis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It feels really good to embrace exactly who I am and be my sexy, to be my sexualized, to be my woman.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Viola Davis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viola-davis/it-feels-really-good-to-embrace-exactly-who-i-am-and-be-my-sexy-to-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/viola-davis-1174_embrace_it-feels-really-good-to-embrace-exactly_854354.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/viola-davis-1174_embrace_it-feels-really-good-to-embrace-exactly_854354.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/viola-davis-1174_embrace_it-feels-really-good-to-embrace-exactly_854354.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It feels really good to embrace exactly who I am and be my sexy, to be my sexualized, to be my woman.” — Viola Davis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You absolutely feel, as a black actress, that you've got to ride the wave because there's just so few roles. 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