“The world is very good at encouraging you to go along with the status quo and at basking in your successes. But when you hit a wall in your personal life, and you screw up, people don't give you a chance to navigate your way through it and tap into what's extraordinary about you.” PeopleWorldWayGivingChanceWallExtraordinaryVery GoodPersonal LifeStatus QuoScrewsNavigateScrew UpsBasking Author:Viola Davis
“It's harder to play a quiet character because everything happens in their stream of consciousness. They're thinking and feeling the world, but they're saying very little, so then you have to communicate it through your behavior.” ThinkingWorldLittlesPlayCharacterFeelingsHappensConsciousnessQuietBehaviorHarderCommunicateThings HappenStreamsStream Of Consciousness Author:Viola Davis
“I think that I'm coming off as the biggest alcoholic in the world.” ThinkingWorldAlcoholics Author:Viola Davis
“Knowing the only way out is education, even if you don't have parents that are extraordinarily wealthy. I understand that I have to be an active participant in [my daughter's] education in order for her to thrive in the world.” IfsWorldWayOrderParentKnowingDaughterActiveThriveMy DaughterWealthyParticipants Author:Viola Davis
“I love young adult fantasies. While I say that, I have not seen all of the Twilight and Harry Potter movies. But I've read all of the books, and I love them. I love them because I enjoy being transported to a different world and having my imagination challenged. That's a huge part of what we do as actors. We have to imagine ourselves in a different world. And when you are in a young adult fantasy, it challenges you in the best way.” WorldWayBookDifferentYoungActorsEnjoyImaginationChallengesFantasyImagineLove YouHugeAdultsYoung AdultBest WayTwilightHarry PotterMy ImaginationPottersDifferent WorldsHarry Potter Movie Author:Viola Davis
“I'm very committed to its educational institutions, including my alma mater Central Falls High School's drama program, because I know that's what got me my start. I do everything I can to keep it alive since it made me feel like I had something to give to the world. I also support the Segue Institute for Learning, a charter school in Central Falls run by a friend of mine that my niece attends. I'm committed to that because of its proven results. They have the highest math scores of any charter school in Rhode Island.” KnowsWorldGivingFeelsMadeI CanRunningSchoolFallResultsSupportAliveMinesDramaHighestHigh SchoolProgramInstitutionsIncludingCommittedEducationalMathIslandsScoreProvenInstituteCharterNieceMy NieceRhode IslandCharter SchoolsEducational InstitutionsAlma Mater Author:Viola Davis
“At the end of the day, nobody can tell you how to tackle failure or how to handle change. The world is very good at encouraging you to go along with the status quo and at basking in your successes.” WorldEndsVery GoodHandleChanging The WorldThe End Of The DayStatus QuoBasking Author:Viola Davis
“Are there women in your world now that have given you those lessons in confidence? Oh absolutely. Meryl [Streep] does it all the time. I think she does it in a way that she doesn't even understand or think she's doing it.” ThinkingWorldWayDoeGivenLessons Author:Viola Davis
“At the end of the day, nobody can tell you how to tackle failure or how to handle change. The world is very good at encouraging you to go along with the status quo and at basking in your successes. But when you hit a wall in your personal life, and you screw up, people don't give you a chance to navigate your way through it and tap into what's extraordinary about you.” PeopleWorldWayGivingEndsChanceWallExtraordinaryVery GoodHandleChanging The WorldThe End Of The DayPersonal LifeStatus QuoScrewsNavigateScrew UpsBasking Author:Viola Davis
“I was like, 'What is this?' Until I found out it was stress related. That's how I internalized it. I don't do that anymore. My favorite saying in the world is, 'The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.' I am telling you, I have spent so much of my life not feeling comfortable in my skin. I am just so not there anymore.” WorldFeelingsFoundComfortableSkinsStressWho You AreLifetimeMy FavoritePrivilegeRelatedStress Related Author:Viola Davis
“I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent; my relatives have thick accents. But sometimes you have to adjust when you go into the world of film, TV, theatre, in order to make it accessible to people.” PeopleWorldBelieveSometimesFilmOrderTvsMomMy MomTheatreAfrican AmericanThickAccents Author:Viola Davis
