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Viola Davis Quotes

When a character has so many secrets and so much inner life, it's a joy to play those characters because you can use your craft.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actress
Nationality: american
Birth: August 11, 1965

Topics

Life Character Joy You Secrets Play

I read all the time so it's difficult to say who my all-time favourites are. One is George Orwell, because he makes political writing so simple a child could understand it.

Time Simple Child Writing Political

It was either write or die for me.

Michael Hastings

Me Die Write Either

It's a form of mental and verbal gymnastics, and one of the things that appeals to me most about commenting on darts is that no one knows exactly what I'm going to come out with next - and neither do I.

Me Next Out Mental Things Going

I'm really excited to put music out that is a clear projection of my lifestyle.

Music Lifestyle Out Excited Clear

I often go to lunch meetings with my agent, a gallerist or a casting director, but if not, I stay at home and prepare my own food because I love to cook. I'm great at pasta, fish and nice salads.

Love Home Great Food Lunch Meetings

I tend to wear outfits that match the walls.

Walls Wear Match Outfits Tend

It seems to me that not only the writing in most children's books condescends to kids, but so does the art. I don't want to do that.

Chris Van Allsburg

Children Art Me Writing Want Kids

I grew up poor. I never had any money. I was a hobo, you know, ride the freights.

Money Ride You Know Poor Never

We did not go to war in Afghanistan or in Iraq to, quote, 'impose democracy.' We went to war in both places because we saw those regimes as a threat to the United States.

War Democracy Go Places Afghanistan

I perform better under pressure. If I go out there, and I'm not nervous, and I'm too relaxed, I don't like that vibe. I like big matches. I like pressure situations.

Pressure Better Go Nervous Out Big

I used to love watching Angela Lansbury and other people when they were doing voice-overs for Disney shows. You'd see them doing these wild gestures in front of the microphone. I used to think, 'Is that really necessary?' What you realize when you're doing it is that that's the only way.

Love People Think Doing You Way

A kaiseki meal is like that, very small courses over a long period of time.

Time Small Long Over Meal Like

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