I think that you always want to gravitate towards people who absolutely are great at what they do and go for authenticity.
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 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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Self-deprecation is not an answer to keeping one’s balance. I think that it’s very damaging.
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When your passion and drive are bigger than your fears, you just dive.
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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.
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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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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 love Wal-Mart. You can put that down. I love Wal-Mart. My husband and I hang out there.
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We as artists cannot be politicians. We as artists can only be truth-tellers.
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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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I would love to star in a remake of Thelma and Louise. Yep, that’s the one I’d be interested in redoing.
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Eating bread in Hollywood is a no-no!
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Every artist, true artist, struggles with an overwhelming sense of feeling like you’re not worthy.
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Sometimes you see how humanity can rise above any kind of cultural ills and hate that a person’s capacity to love and communicate and forgive can be bigger than anything else.
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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’m a sitting duck. No, seriously, I mean I wish I could say more, but I’m a sitting duck because I can’t get ahead of them [cyber experts]. They’re far ahead of me. That’s what I learned: how vulnerable we are. It’s a big, silent monster out there. That’s what it feels like.
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