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Viola Davis Quotes (1965-)
Actress, Actor, Producer
About Viola Davis
Viola Davis (born August 11 1965) is an American actress and producer. She is notable as the first black actor to win the Triple Crown of Acting (to win an Emmy, an Academy, and a Tony award). She has starred in ABC's How to Get Away With Murder and the 2011 film The Help.
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β"There is an emotional abandonment that comes with poverty and being Black,ββ
ββYou can either leave something for people or you can leave something in peopleββ
β.βThe only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is an opportunity.ββ
βThey say the two most important days in a person's life were the day you were born and the day you discover why you were born.β
β"Do not live someone else's life and someone else's idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you. Womanhood is everything that's inside of you."β
βWorking hard is great when itβs motivated by passion and love and enthusiasm. But working hard when itβs motivated by deprivation is not pleasant.β
βThe one thing I feel is lacking in Hollywood today is an understanding of the beauty, the power, the sexuality, the uniqueness, the humor of being a regular Black woman.β
About Viola Davis
Viola Davis (born August 11 1965) is an American actress and producer. She is notable as the first black actor to win the Triple Crown of Acting (to win an Emmy, an Academy, and a Tony award). She has starred in ABC's How to Get Away With Murder and the 2011 film The Help.