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.
VIOLA DAVISOne 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.
More Viola Davis Quotes
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Anything can be achieved with a good, healthy dose of courage.
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I want my work to reflect my level of gifts and talent.
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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.
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If the opportunity is not out there for you to play it, then you don’t see it.
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Eating bread in Hollywood is a no-no!
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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 see what the deficit is, then you have to do something about it.
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At the end of the day, nobody can tell you how to tackle failure or how to handle change. The world is very good at encouraging you to go along with the status quo and at basking in your successes.
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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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Knowing the only way out is education, even if you don’t have parents that are extraordinarily wealthy. I understand that I have to be an active participant in [my daughter’s] education in order for her to thrive in the world.
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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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I love Wal-Mart. You can put that down. I love Wal-Mart. My husband and I hang out there.
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Relationships change us and make us grow.
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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 really wanted to show [in fences] a marriage that is working. Not perfect, but working.
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