More Quotes by Viola Davis
Relationships change us and make us grow.
Self-deprecation is not an answer to keeping one's balance. I think that it's very damaging.
Ordinary people who are just kind of just going about their lives are transformed into heroes because they have the courage to put their voices out there. And I think that's a powerful message in this time of political strife.
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.
We grew up in abject poverty. Acting, writing scripts and skits were a way of escaping our environment at a very young age.
You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny.
I don't have any time to stay up all night worrying about what someone who doesn't love me has to say about me.
Womanhood is you. Womanhood is everything that's inside of you.
Creativity only resonates if you infuse real life into the work.
When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.
