191 Quotes by Viola Davis

When a character has so many secrets and so much inner life, it's a joy to play those characters because you can use your craft.

There's got to be a voice deep within you that is untouched by definitions. And it is there that you become divinely who you are.

I truly believe that the privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.

The big 'Aha!' moment is that the trauma never goes away.

I've had to sink my teeth into a role that was probably a fried-chicken dinner and make it into a filet mignon.

What do you want? What do you want your life to be? What do you want your testimony to be? Go for it!

When you grow up poor, you dream of just having a hom, and a bed that's clean - that's a sanctuary. Having a really great husband, a child who's healthy and happy and brings me joy - all of that has been my dream.

I just want different narratives for people of color, especially women of color. I just want something that's different. I don't want us to be put in a box. I want it to be kind of a redefinition of who were are. If I can even achieve that in a tiny way, I'll be good. I'll be good.

I think many women are successful in their professional lives - they are making the money and all that - but in their personal lives are a complete mess, because they haven't paid any attention to it, because they spent all of their time being successful.