I don’t want anyone putting any limits on me.
VIOLA DAVISIn my mind, I see a line. And over that line, I see green fields and lovely flowers and beautiful, white women with their arms stretched out to me over that line, but I can’t seem to get there now. I can’t seem to get over that line.
More Viola Davis Quotes
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I don’t have any time to stay up all night worrying about what someone who doesn’t love me has to say about me.
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I needed to make my wig ogg because I no longer wanted to apologize for who I am
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If the opportunity is not out there for you to play it, then you don’t see it.
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I want my work to reflect my level of gifts and talent.
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Eating bread in Hollywood is a no-no!
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Any actor will tell you, as soon as your ego and your vanity come into the mix, it destroys your work. Completely destroys it.
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And that’s what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe at the end of the day, they want to see themselves – parts of their lives they can recognize. And I feel if I can achieve that, it’s pretty spectacular.
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I am the mother of a 6-year-old now, so that’s changed my entire perspective.
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Relationships change us and make us grow.
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I just look at women sometimes and I just want to ask them, “Do you know how fabulous you are?”
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Let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.
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I can’t deal with actors! I can’t deal with myself. We’re neurotic and miserable… I love doing what I’m doing, but while I’m doing it, I’m miserable.
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I think that you always want to gravitate towards people who absolutely are great at what they do and go for authenticity.
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At the end of the day, nobody can tell you how to tackle failure or how to handle change. The world is very good at encouraging you to go along with the status quo and at basking in your successes.
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I am not a writer, but I feel that when our production company is successful, we’ll be able to give some young writers with fresh voices an opportunity to put their work out there.
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