Battles Quote by Viola Davis

I'd rather play a maid than be one.

— Hattie McDaniel

When I was young, I dreamt of being a starlet in Hollywood. But there comes a point in every African American's life when you…

— Ruby Dee

Some readers tell me, 'We always treated our maid like she was a member of the family.' You know, that's interesting, but I wonder…

— Kathryn Stockett

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

— Victoria Abril

I lost many a role to actresses who couldnt do the job one-hundredth as good as I could.

— Diane Ladd

I've made a career of taking roles that other actresses didn't want.

— Jennifer Coolidge

If I had chosen to act only as a heroine then I would have disappeared from the scene long ago. So, I decided to…

— Manorama

I lost many a role to actresses who couldn't do the job one-hundredth as good as I could.

— Diane Ladd

After being in one movie, it didn't seem like that would be my life. I had done several jobs, briefly. I'd been a shipping…

— Wallace Shawn

I never needed anyone when I became an actress. I ran off to England on my own.

— Soni Razdan

There never were any roles for my kind of acting. That's the story of my life.

— Manoj Bajpayee

I sometimes feel like I could do another job. Anything. Maybe because as an actress you're playing different characters, everything feels possible.

— Juliette Binoche