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.
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 would love to star in a remake of Thelma and Louise. Yep, that’s the one I’d be interested in redoing.
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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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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 talk to women all the time and try to impart wisdom.
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I think that I’m coming off as the biggest alcoholic in the world.
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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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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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Relationships change us and make us grow.
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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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When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.
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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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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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If the opportunity is not out there for you to play it, then you don’t see it.
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I have been given a lot of roles that are downtrodden, mammy-ish.
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I think that you always want to gravitate towards people who absolutely are great at what they do and go for authenticity.
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