Viola Davis Quotes (1965-)

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Viola Davis

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€œCritics absolutely serve no purpose.”
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β€œβ€œI’m living for my peace and my joy,””
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β€œβ€œThey say to serve is to love. I think to serve is to heal, too.””
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β€œAll dreams are within reach. All you have to do is keep moving towards them”
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β€œ"There is an emotional abandonment that comes with poverty and being Black,””
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β€œβ€˜You can either leave something for people or you can leave something in people’”
β€œ.β€œThe only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is an opportunity.””
β€œArtists and actors of color have to alter and water ourselves down for Hollywood, but I refuse to be pacified.”
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β€œThey 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€œβ€œYour ability to adapt to failure and navigate your way out of it, absolutely, one hundred percent, makes you who you are…””
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β€œ"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€œWorking hard is great when it’s motivated by passion and love and enthusiasm. But working hard when it’s motivated by deprivation is not pleasant.”
β€œβ€œI 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.””
β€œThe 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.”
Viola Davis

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.