If the opportunity is not out there for you to play it, then you don't see it. — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
It's harder to play a quiet character because everything happens in their stream of consciousness. They're thinking and feeling the world, but… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
When a character has so many secrets and so much inner life, it's a joy to play those characters because you can… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
There's a big difference in doing a play or doing any project that not a lot of people see and then a… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I think that's something that people feel that I do really well; I don't mind it, because ultimately I think the characters… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
You absolutely feel, as a black actress, that you've got to ride the wave because there's just so few roles. I hate… — 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
Flashy characters are more entertaining to people because you get it. You don't have to work to get someone who says what… — 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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