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.
VIOLA DAVISIf the opportunity is not out there for you to play it, then you don’t see it.
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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They say, ‘To serve is to love,’ and I think to serve is to heal, too.
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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’ve been to acting school and I think that at the end of the day, when you just focus on the work and you’re comfortable with who you are, that at some point someone’s going to recognize your talent and give you an opportunity.
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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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When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.
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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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Womanhood is you. Womanhood is everything that’s inside of you.
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Eating bread in Hollywood is a no-no!
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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 am not a glam woman – this definitely is a mask I put on for the public.
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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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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 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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