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Quote by Viola Davis

“Every artist, true artist, struggles with an overwhelming sense of feeling like you're not worthy.”

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American actress known for her exceptional performances in theater, film, and television. Her success in both the Broadway and television worlds has made her the first African American actress to win a Tony, Emmy, and Academy Award. more

“I've never been one of those who is attracted to straight men. Like I always said, 'you're straight, so there's no point' and I have friends who are pursuers of the heterosexual men. They see it as conquests, which I think is a different thing and a more narcissistic thing. And not necessarily a healthy thing.”

Thinking Men Said Different Healthy Different Things Conquest No Point Narcissistic

Author:Bryan Fuller

“I've never been one of those to kind of like, 'I want somebody to do something against their nature to titillate me.' That never holds any interest. And I always want people to be who they are and if they're being not who they are I feel like it's false and, therefore, less easy to connect to. I don't need them to kiss or to display physical intimacy. I think that almost becomes too obvious. I love playing in the suggestive.”

People Ifs Thinking Want Needs Feels Kind Easy Interest Kissing Obvious Intimacy Display

Author:Bryan Fuller

“Anybody who is capable of doing terrible things, you don't want them out in the world, but you can't help but respect their ingenuity and their savvy and their intelligence as they go about their dastardly deeds.”

World Want Helping Terrible Capable Deeds Terrible Things Ingenuity Savvy

Author:Bryan Fuller

“Cinema and emotion trump reality for me.”

Reality Emotion Trump Cinema

Author:Bryan Fuller

“We often do to people what people are very comfortable with doing to animals without a second thought.”

People Animal Comfortable Second Thoughts

Author:Bryan Fuller

“Something I always tell students is, when you're writing something, you want to write the first draft and you want it to come out easily in the beginning. If you're afraid to say what you really have to say, you stammer. When you're thinking of your listener, that's when you start stuttering and it's just because you're nervous that your listener is passing judgment.”

Ifs Thinking Want Writing Firsts Students Judgment Passing Passings Nervous Listeners Thinking Of You Stuttering Passing Judgment

Author:Sandra Cisneros

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