American - Actress | August 11, 1965 -
I have had issues in the past with the characters and the limitations of the characters and the structure of the narratives given to me as a woman of color.
Viola Davis
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Turning 50 is making me reflect on my life in a way that's more compassionate and forgiving.
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The predator wants your silence. It feeds their power, entitlement, and they want it to feed your shame.
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I truly believe that the privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.
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What excites me is just taking some time to breathe in life. The mundane is very exciting.
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I definitely have a happy marriage and family life.
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The reason I became an actress is because I wanted my acting to reflect life as it is. I want to put truth on the screen. I want real women to see real women on the screen.
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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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I always talk to all the crew. I always make it pleasant. I always nurture a relationship that makes people feel like they're important, like they're a part of the collaboration. I feel that way about the young actors on set. I don't talk to them like I'm the mentor; I talk to them like they're my peers. And I learned that from Meryl Streep.
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Self-deprecation is not the answer to humility.
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I have been down and out, living in Brooklyn, no money even for a subway, no food whatsoever. Like, I remember just sitting in my room all day - even my television wasn't working!
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There's no prerequisites to worthiness. You're born worthy, and I think that's a message a lot of women need to hear.
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