More Quotes by Viola Davis
As an artist, you've got to see the mess. That's what we do. We get a human being, and it's like putting together a puzzle. And the puzzle has got to be a mixture, a multifaceted mixture of human emotions, and not all of it is going to be pretty.
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.
Creativity only resonates if you infuse real life into the work.
Womanhood is you. Womanhood is everything that's inside of you.
I don’t want anyone putting any limits on me.
It would be great to bust through and make history. But what's more important is the opportunity to continue to get roles that are complicated and wonderful, to be a part of the narrative and to get to do what our counterparts are able to do. It doesn't just stop at holding an award.
We as artists cannot be politicians. We as artists can only be truth-tellers.
I want my work to reflect my level of gifts and talent
I would love to be remembered as a person who used her life to inspire others in any way, shape or form.
When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.
