If the opportunity is not out there for you to play it, then you don’t see it.
VIOLA DAVISEating bread in Hollywood is a no-no!
More Viola Davis Quotes
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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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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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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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People are just not impressed by me at home.
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Ultimately, it’s not your job, as an actress, to satisfy people’s expectations or image of who you should be. Even in your life, you are just who you are.
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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 want my work to reflect my level of gifts and talent.
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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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When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.
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Anything can be achieved with a good, healthy dose of courage.
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And this is what was fascinating to me about ‘The Help’; they were ordinary people who did extraordinary things.
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They say, ‘To serve is to love,’ and I think to serve is to heal, too.
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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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You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny.
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I’ve been to acting school and I think that at the end of the day, when you just focus on the work and you’re comfortable with who you are, that at some point someone’s going to recognize your talent and give you an opportunity.
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