It feels really good to embrace exactly who I am and be my sexy, to be my sexualized, to be my woman.
VIOLA DAVISWhen you see what the deficit is, then you have to do something about it.
More Viola Davis Quotes
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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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Anything can be achieved with a good, healthy dose of courage.
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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. I think that’s a powerful message in this time of political strife.
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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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Sometimes you take a job for the money, sometimes you take it for the location, sometimes you take it for the script; there are just a number of reasons, and ultimately what you see is the whole landscape of it. But I can tell you from behind the scenes – that’s what it is, as an actor.
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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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Eating bread in Hollywood is a no-no!
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I’ve been in this business 25 years. I’ve been eking out a living doing Broadway, off-Broadway… I’ve seen the unemployment line a lot.
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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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I think sometimes you have to see a physical manifestation of your dream. Otherwise you have to hope, pray and try to conjure something in your mind to feel like it’s possible.
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I needed to make my wig ogg because I no longer wanted to apologize for who I am
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They say, ‘To serve is to love,’ and I think to serve is to heal, too.
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Actor is just a strange profession, it really is, that you could be in front of the same people for years, and all of a sudden one thing happens, and it finally clicks.
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I can’t deal with actors! I can’t deal with myself. We’re neurotic and miserable… I love doing what I’m doing, but while I’m doing it, I’m miserable.
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