I think that you always want to gravitate towards people who absolutely are great at what they do and go for authenticity.
VIOLA DAVISRelationships change us and make us grow.
More Viola Davis Quotes
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People are just not impressed by me at home.
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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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I needed to make my wig ogg because I no longer wanted to apologize for who I am
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Anything can be achieved with a good, healthy dose of courage.
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I really wanted to show [in fences] a marriage that is working. Not perfect, but working.
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Creativity only resonates if you infuse real life into the work.
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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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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 just look at women sometimes and I just want to ask them, “Do you know how fabulous you are?”
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And that’s what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe at the end of the day, they want to see themselves – parts of their lives they can recognize. And I feel if I can achieve that, it’s pretty spectacular.
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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 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.
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I have been given a lot of roles that are downtrodden, mammy-ish.
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That is a huge need for a lot of women, even in 2016. You can have the most ambitious career woman, and at the end of the day, she’s like, ‘I just want to be a mom.
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