Perspective Quotes 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…

— Viola Davis

I am not a glam woman - this definitely is a mask I put on for the public.

— 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…

— Viola Davis

That's why there's so much bad acting out there, because you could see actors watching themselves.

— Viola Davis

I want my work to reflect my level of gifts and talent

— Viola Davis

I don’t want anyone putting any limits on me.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.'…

— Viola Davis

I started a production company out of necessity, the need for great narratives for actors of color.

— Viola Davis

That's always the biggest surprise when people meet me: how buoyant I am and how fun and light I am.

— Viola Davis