Actresses Quote by Viola Davis Download Open image “The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity.” — Viola Davis ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Actresses African american women Badass Badass women Color Emmys Only Opportunity Thing Women
America is progressing towards a stronger, more inclusive future - and I know women of color are a driving force in that evolution. — Karine Jean-Pierre Copy Share Image
I really wish women of color would come together more and stand up for each other. — Skai Jackson Copy Share Image
Let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
To be a woman of color, to be a woman with financial limitations, there's a hustle, a drive, a diligence that's like no other. — Da'Vine Joy Randolph Copy Share Image
It's all too common that when we talk about diversity and inclusion, and gender equity in the workplace, it translates to just white women. — Meena Harris Copy Share Image
It is not up to women of color to save this country from itself. That's on all of us. That's on all of us. — Cecile Richards Copy Share Image
I think it's important to always have diversity, in our Congress or anywhere, but you also need diversity not just for women of color… — Deb Haaland Copy Share Image
I think diversity and having women and people of color in key positions is really important. — Bozoma Saint John Copy Share Image
There are so many untold stories when it comes to great women of color. — Kerry Washington Copy Share Image
Diversity in the industry is very lacking, and equal opportunity comes very far and few between for people of color. — Jacob Batalon Copy Share Image
The colored woman of to-day occupies, one may say, a unique position in this country. In a period of itself transitional and unsettled, her… — Anna Julia Cooper 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 feel excited about getting older as an actress, too. I think there are some amazing opportunities around the corner and I don't need… — Sutton Foster Copy Share Image
I think most of us are raised with preconceived notions of the choices we're supposed to make. We waste so much time making decisions… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image
Marilyn was a great actress, not a dumb blond bombshell. She was very smart, very astute and a good businesswoman. — Lawrence Schiller Copy Share Image
By the time I was seventeen, I was on my way to Hollywood and didn't look back. My family is supportive now, but like… — Amber Heard Copy Share Image
There are a lot of great actresses out there. You learn to appreciate each one for what they offer. — Victoria Pratt Copy Share Image
I want to be fulfilled creatively as an actress and get to be in roles that are meaningful and impactful. I hope the same… — Amandla Stenberg Copy Share Image
There's certain things I try to avoid, as an actress, just to keep my world from being as narrow as it could be. — Famke Janssen Copy Share Image
All the baggage that comes with fame, being an actress. The down side to it is the intrusion into your life and this expectation… — Emma Watson Copy Share Image
As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on… — Naturi Naughton Copy Share Image