If the opportunity is not out there for you to play it, then you don’t see it.
VIOLA DAVISWhen your passion and drive are bigger than your fears, you just dive.
More Viola Davis Quotes
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I am not a glam woman – this definitely is a mask I put on for the public.
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That is a huge need for a lot of women, even in 2016. You can have the most ambitious career woman, and at the end of the day, she’s like, ‘I just want to be a mom.
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I love Wal-Mart. You can put that down. I love Wal-Mart. My husband and I hang out there.
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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. And I think that’s a powerful message in this time of political strife.
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Your internal dialogue has got to be different from what you say. And, you know, in film, hopefully that registers and speaks volumes. It’s always the unspoken word and what’s happening behind someone’s eyes that makes it so rich.
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I have been given a lot of roles that are downtrodden, mammy-ish.
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I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent; my relatives have thick accents. But sometimes you have to adjust when you go into the world of film, TV, theatre, in order to make it accessible to people.
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You can’t be hesitant about who you are.
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I want to span different genres. I want to be able to transform. I want to be able to be sexy, and funny, and quirky, and all the other things that I am. And I feel that the best way that I can achieve that is by producing.
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I don’t want anyone putting any limits on me.
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They say the two most important days in a person’s life were the day you were born and the day you discover why you were born.
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I think that I’m coming off as the biggest alcoholic in the world.
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Eating bread in Hollywood is a no-no!
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Relationships change us and make us grow.
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I would love to be remembered as a person who used her life to inspire others in any way, shape or form.
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