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All Quotes by author - Viola Davis

" As an actor, every opportunity, every role, everything that I do is an opportunity to have someone have a human experience with my work. I don't just want it to be about a cute wardrobe and a high paycheck. "

" Because I grew up in such tight spaces, I don't get manicures, pedicures. I'm not into cars, but I am into a fabulous house. I wanted the spiral staircase, clean sheets on the bed, to be able to take a shower. "

" I definitely have a happy marriage and family life. "

" I feel that confidence in women - especially young girls of color - but women, in general, is so important. It is so important for us to arm ourselves and become powerful at a very young age. "

" If it were just a dream to be famous, then I probably would have died a really quick death, because there is nothing about me that equals fame. I'm not a standup comedian. I don't sing. "

" I know I'm not the best, but I'm proud of myself. "

" I know that love is real when it's not convenient, when it's not selfish, when it's challenged, sometimes even if it's not reciprocated. "

" I reserve the right to be a mess and completely unlikable. "

" I suffered from low self-esteem for much of my life. And now to feel like maybe something that I'm projecting or saying could mean something to someone means a lot to me. "

" I truly believe that the privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. "

" I've had to sink my teeth into a role that was probably a fried-chicken dinner and make it into a filet mignon. "

" I would like to say that I'm a walking poster board for feminism and women's liberation, but there are things that I do in my life that deeply, deeply fall short of being a statement for being a strong woman. I am flawed as much as anyone else. "

" I would love to do really great work and for women who are marginalised to see me as an inspiration. "

" Sometimes you see how humanity can rise above any kind of cultural ills and hate that a person's capacity to love and communicate and forgive can be bigger than anything else. "

" Sometimes you take a job for the money, sometimes you take it for the location, sometimes you take it for the script; there are just a number of reasons, and ultimately what you see is the whole landscape of it. But I can tell you from behind the scenes - that's what it is, as an actor. "

" The predator wants your silence. It feeds their power, entitlement, and they want it to feed your shame. "

" There's got to be a voice deep within you that is untouched by definitions. And it is there that you become divinely who you are. "

" There's no prerequisites to worthiness. You're born worthy, and I think that's a message a lot of women need to hear. "

" To the predators... Weinstein, the stranger, the relative, the boyfriend... I say to you, 'You can choose your sin but you don't get to choose the consequences.' To the victims... I see you. I believe you... and I'm listening. "

" 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! "

" We grew up in abject poverty. Acting, writing scripts and skits were a way of escaping our environment at a very young age. "

" We have to stop thinking about diversity and start thinking about inclusion. That's what you can take from August Wilson. That there are whole cultures out there living experiences exactly like yours, and their stories can be just as dynamic, sold in the foreign market, put as many butts in the seats as any Caucasian movie out there. "

" What excites me is just taking some time to breathe in life. The mundane is very exciting. "

" What it meant for me to win the Emmy is I found it. It's not just the award. It's what it's going to mean to young girls - young brown girls, especially. When they saw a physical manifestation of a dream, I felt like I had fulfilled a purpose. "

" Your ability to adapt to failure, and navigate your way out of it, absolutely 100 percent makes you who you are. "

" Your internal dialogue has got to be different from what you say. And, you know, in film, hopefully that registers and speaks volumes. It's always the unspoken word and what's happening behind someone's eyes that makes it so rich. "

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