"No matter what, people don't think of me……" — Viola Davis
"No matter what, people don't think of me for glamorous parts. I'll go to an audition or a meeting in a pretty dress, and they still think of me as depressed or embattled. Hopefully, that will change."
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41 Quotes by Viola Davis
Viola Davis has 41 quotes on this site.
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Tyler Perry's 'Madea Goes to Jail!' Which, I have to tell you, of everything that I've ever done in my…
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I have been given a lot of roles that are downtrodden, mammy-ish,
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We're in crisis mode as black actresses. It's not only in the sheer number of roles that are offered and that…
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I was like, 'What is this?' Until I found out it was stress related. That's how I internalized it. I…
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And I sit in my jacuzzi with my script.
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Even when I get the fried-chicken special of the day, I have to dig into it like it’s filet mignon,
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There's not one woman in America who does not care about her hair, but we give it way too much…
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I’m a black woman who is from Central Falls, Rhode Island. I’m dark skinned. I’m quirky. I’m shy. I’m strong.…
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They say the two most important days in a persons life were the day you were born and the day…
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Your internal dialogue has got to be different from what you say. And, you know, in film, hopefully that registers…
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You can't be hesitant about who you are.
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When you see what the deficit is, then you have to do something about it.
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Auditions are hard. You should see what most of the women look like when I audition for things - they…
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The blind audition process can be nerve-wracking.
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When the audition for 'Cats' came up, even though I'd been making pop records, it felt like something I was…
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Simon would not want to audition in front of Simon.
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It doesn't matter how smart you are; to audition for 'Jeopardy,' you just have to luck out and know what…
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Because I sleep with him he asked me to audition, you know?
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I don't think I had a script on 'King Kong.' But usually you read a script and then you go…
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A friend told me about the casting notice for 'Queer Eye.' I was in Chicago and I had a contract…
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I'm proud of everything I achieved with 'Idol,' and away from 'Idol' also. It's just such a different show now…
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My dad became a soap opera actor, and I was an extra in a skating rink scene on the soap.…
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She drove me to ballet class...and she took me to every audition. She'd be proud of me if I was…
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After my last audition for 'Game of Thrones,' they said, 'Congratulations, princess.' I was like, 'Bye-bye, call centre.'
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