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.
VIOLA DAVISThat’s why there’s so much bad acting out there, because you could see actors watching themselves.
More Viola Davis Quotes
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Eating bread in Hollywood is a no-no!
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I am the mother of a 6-year-old now, so that’s changed my entire perspective.
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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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It’s time for people to see us, people of colour, for what we really are: complicated.
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Every artist, true artist, struggles with an overwhelming sense of feeling like you’re not worthy.
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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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Each role has its own different challenges.
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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 always just simply seen myself as an actor. And I believe that it serves me well to just think in terms of my craft. If hypothetically, I saw myself only as a sex symbol, or as some other limited stereotype, I think I would feel like a complete failure.
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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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I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent; my relatives have thick accents. But sometimes you have to adjust when you go into the world of film, TV, theatre, in order to make it accessible to people.
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Tyler Perry’s ‘Madea Goes to Jail!’ Which, I have to tell you, of everything that I’ve ever done in my career, that’s the only thing that’s perked up the ears of my nieces and nephews. That is it, that’s done it for them. That made me a bona fide star in their eyes!
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Relationships change us and make us grow.
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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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All you really need to do is shift people just a tiny bit for change to happen. It doesn’t have to be huge and humongous.
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