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More Quotes by Viola Davis
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.
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.
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.
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.
Anything can be achieved with a good, healthy dose of courage.
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.
All you really need to do is shift people just a tiny bit for change to happen. It doesn't have to be huge and humongous.
You can't be hesitant about who you are.
I would love to be remembered as a person who used her life to inspire others in any way, shape or form.
I think sometimes you have to see a physical manifestation of your dream. Otherwise you have to hope, pray and try to conjure something in your mind to feel like it's possible.
