Viola Davis Quotes

Vanity destroys your work. That's the one thing you have to let go of as an actor. I don't care how sexy or beautiful any woman is. At the end of the day, she has to take her makeup off. At the end of the day, she's more than just pretty.

Viola Davis

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My mother use to call me 'Miss Perpetual Motion' because I rarely keep still.

Joan Collins

MotherMeMissCallMotionKeep

I don't know if I trust entertainment to teach anyone anything.

John Cho

TrustKnowTeachEntertainment

I slowly dismantled the act of painting, to consider the possibility that no-thing ever really transcends its immediate environment.

Robert Irwin

PaintingEnvironmentActSlowlyEver

I don't have much patience with sick people.

Maura Tierney

PatiencePeopleSickMuch

One of the things I love about music and making beats is making something and watching someone's reaction, knowing you can do something to manipulate the way people move or act.

Metro Boomin

LoveMusicPeopleSomeoneYouWay

'Anchorman' is really good.

John Ross Bowie

GoodReally

I've always thought of myself as a journalist; that was what I did.

John Sandford

MyselfThoughtAlwaysJournalistDid

I can relate to soul, R&B... whatever people want to call me is fine. I just hope it makes them feel something.

Amos Lee

HopeSoulPeopleMeFeelI Can

If you've got some to say to Ric Flair, you come say it to me, and I'll make the translation.

Roddy Piper

MeYouSayGotTranslationCome

When works get too intellectual, they lose their intensity.

Robert Wilson

LoseIntellectualGetIntensityToo

People call us heroes, but we are nothing compared to our police force and fire fighters and everybody who protects us and makes sure our freedom is held to the highest standard.

Roman Reigns

FreedomFirePolicePeopleNothing

I trust myself, the way I prepare. I feel like I know what I'm doing.

Lizzie Armitstead

MyselfTrustFeelDoingKnowWay

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