We grew up in abject poverty. Acting, writing scripts and skits were a way of escaping our environment at a very young age.
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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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 really wanted to show [in fences] a marriage that is working. Not perfect, but working.
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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 am not a glam woman – this definitely is a mask I put on for the public.
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When you see what the deficit is, then you have to do something about it.
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Relationships change us and make us grow.
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Each role has its own different challenges.
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Let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.
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I am not a writer, but I feel that when our production company is successful, we’ll be able to give some young writers with fresh voices an opportunity to put their work out there.
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I have been given a lot of roles that are downtrodden, mammy-ish.
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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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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’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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When your passion and drive are bigger than your fears, you just dive.
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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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