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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.

Viola Davis

I think that I’m coming off as the biggest alcoholic in the world.
VIOLA DAVIS

Balance Self Thinking
Any actor will tell you, as soon as your ego and your vanity come into the mix, it destroys your work. Completely destroys it.
VIOLA DAVIS

Heal Thinking
Acting, it’s the disappearance of self, disappearance of your own needs and your own wants and the kind of embracing of the character that makes it work.
VIOLA DAVIS

Deficit
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.
VIOLA DAVIS

Hanging Out Husband My Husband
I don’t want anyone putting any limits on me.
VIOLA DAVIS

Limits Want
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.
VIOLA DAVIS

Artist Mixtures Together
It’s time for people to see us, people of colour, for what we really are: complicated.
VIOLA DAVIS

Chickens Fried Chicken Special
Knowing the only way out is education, even if you don’t have parents that are extraordinarily wealthy. I understand that I have to be an active participant in [my daughter’s] education in order for her to thrive in the world.
VIOLA DAVIS

Remakes Stars Thelma And Louise
When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.
VIOLA DAVIS

People People In Your Life Praying
I want my work to reflect my level of gifts and talent.
VIOLA DAVIS

Artist Feelings Struggle
And this is what was fascinating to me about ‘The Help’; they were ordinary people who did extraordinary things.
VIOLA DAVIS

Artist Politician
Creativity only resonates if you infuse real life into the work.
VIOLA DAVIS

Children Hair Mother
I think sometimes what people miss about black people is that we’re complicated.
VIOLA DAVIS

Black Book Personal History
I just look at women sometimes and I just want to ask them, “Do you know how fabulous you are?”
VIOLA DAVIS

Fabulous Looks Want
Ordinary people who are just kind of just going about their lives are transformed into heroes because they have the courage to put their voices out there. I think that’s a powerful message in this time of political strife.
VIOLA DAVIS

Impart Trying
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.
VIOLA DAVIS

Home Not Impressed People

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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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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