One of the people I’ve always wanted to emulate in pursuing that dream was Meryl Streep, in terms of the different types of roles she’s been able to play and the number of different stories she’s been able to tell.
VIOLA DAVISOrdinary 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.
More Viola Davis Quotes
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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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Self-deprecation is not an answer to keeping one’s balance. I think that it’s very damaging.
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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.
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You can’t be hesitant about who you are.
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When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.
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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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When your passion and drive are bigger than your fears, you just dive.
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Each role has its own different challenges.
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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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I just look at women sometimes and I just want to ask them, “Do you know how fabulous you are?”
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Relationships change us and make us grow.
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The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity.
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Do not live someone else’s life and someone else’s idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you. Womanhood is everything that’s inside of you.
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I don’t want anyone putting any limits on me.
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I want my work to reflect my level of gifts and talent.
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