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 DAVISThey 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.
More Viola Davis Quotes
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I think sometimes what people miss about black people is that we’re complicated.
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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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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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You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny.
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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 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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Even when I get the fried-chicken special of the day, I have to dig into it like it’s filet mignon.
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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 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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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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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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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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When you see what the deficit is, then you have to do something about it.
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The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity.
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