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… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
Sometimes you take a job for the money, sometimes you take it for the location, sometimes you take it for the script;… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
And that's what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe at the end of the day, they… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
Recognition has brought me more work, because your name suddenly comes to mind when some directors are trying to cast a character.… — 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'm a sitting duck. No, seriously, I mean I wish I could say more, but I'm a sitting duck because I can't… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
That's how I digest it, 'cause I can press the fast-forward button and I know that I'm gonna have to continue to… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
When Denzel [Washington] first called me on the phone after we'd just done a reading of the film ["Fences"]. He said, "Oh… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I haven't seen most of what I've done. I can't even list them. Most television jobs. I haven't seen a lot. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
In my mind, I see a line. And over that line, I see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful, white women… — 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
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 can be busy for three years and you may not even know what I'm busy doing because you only see me… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
You don't get the pay-off when you're playing a quiet character, so sometimes you want to just throw out all your work… — 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
![“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 get ahead of them [cyber experts]. They're far ahead of me. That's what I learned: how vulnerable we are. It's a big, silent monster out there. That's what it feels like.” quote by Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/237/viola-davis-1174_because-i-can_i-m-a-sitting-duck-no-seriously-i-mean-i_1235648.jpg)
![“When Denzel [Washington] first called me on the phone after we'd just done a reading of the film ["Fences"]. He said, "Oh Viola it was so good, wasn't it?! I'm gonna tell Russell [Hornsby] to lose a little bit of weight and..." I was just sitting there thinking, why is he calling me? And I told…” quote by Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/519/viola-davis-1174_believe_when-denzel-washington-first-called-me-o_1751192.jpg)
![“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.” quote by Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bcf/viola-davis-1174_august_i-think-that-s-why-august-wilson-named-h_157231.jpg)
