More Quotes by Viola Davis
Creativity only resonates if you infuse real life into the work.
Any actor will tell you, as soon as your ego and your vanity come into the mix, it destroys your work. Completely destroys it.
But the biggest beauty advice I've given my daughter is every morning I say, "Genesis, what are the two best parts of you?" And she says "my brain and my heart." And I say, "You've gotta remember that, Genesis. You've gotta remember that you're not what you look like," you know? I think that's the best beauty advice I could give her.
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.
You can't be hesitant about who you are.
When you pray, God puts people in your life to lead you when you cannot lead yourself.
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.
When your passion and drive are bigger than your fears, you just dive.
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.
I think that you always want to gravitate towards people who absolutely are great at what they do and go for authenticity.
