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More Quotes by Viola Davis
Anything can be achieved with a good, healthy dose of courage.
Creativity only resonates if you infuse real life into the work.
And that's what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe at the end of the day, they want to see themselves - parts of their lives they can recognize. And I feel if I can achieve that, it's pretty spectacular.
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.
I don’t want anyone putting any limits on me.
Self-deprecation is not an answer to keeping one's balance. I think that it's very damaging.
You have two stark choices when you find yourself in a really desperate situation. You can either fold and cave-in to it or you can become really passionate about getting out of it. When you're really passionate, you're going to grab hold of every rope you see, and wrap them around your arms and legs to claw your way out. And that's the way I've felt in my life.
When you see what the deficit is, then you have to do something about it.
Let me tell you something: The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.
They 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.
