Viola Davis Quotes

And “classically not beautiful” is a fancy term for saying ugly. And denouncing you. And erasing you.

I guess they say, “Necessity is the mother of invention” because you have two stark choices when you find yourself in a really desperate situation. You can either fold and cave-in to it or you can become really passionate about getting out of it.

Eating bread in Hollywood is a no-no!

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.

I think that what happens so often on screen is high-stake moments tends to look too pretty. And I just don’t think it’s honest.

I’ve always just simply seen myself as an actor. And I believe that it serves me well to just think in terms of my craft. If hypothetically, I saw myself only as a sex symbol, or as some other limited stereotype, I think I would feel like a complete failure.

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.

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.

Even when I get the fried-chicken special of the day, I have to dig into it like it’s filet mignon.

I needed to make my wig ogg because I no longer wanted to apologize for who I am