Author: Viola Davis

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We grew up in abject poverty. Acting, writing scripts and skits were a way of escaping our environment at a very young age.

We grew up in abject poverty. Acting, writing scripts and skits were a way of escaping our environment at a very young age.

- Viola Davis

What excites me is just taking some time to breathe in life. The mundane is very exciting.

What excites me is just taking some time to breathe in life. The mundane is very exciting.

- Viola Davis

I suffered from low self-esteem for much of my life. And now to feel like maybe something that I'm projecting or saying could mean something to someone means a lot to me.

I suffered from low self-esteem for much of my life. And now to feel like maybe something that I'm projecting or saying could mean something to someone means a lot to me.

- Viola Davis

I would love to do really great work and for women who are marginalised to see me as an inspiration.

I would love to do really great work and for women who are marginalised to see me as an inspiration.

- Viola Davis

I definitely have a happy marriage and family life.

I definitely have a happy marriage and family life.

- Viola Davis

I know that love is real when it's not convenient, when it's not selfish, when it's challenged, sometimes even if it's not reciprocated.

I know that love is real when it's not convenient, when it's not selfish, when it's challenged, sometimes even if it's not reciprocated.

- Viola Davis

Acting is not rocket science, but it is an art form. What you are doing is illuminating humanity. Or not.

Acting is not rocket science, but it is an art form. What you are doing is illuminating humanity. Or not.

- Viola Davis

The reason I became an actress is because I wanted my acting to reflect life as it is. I want to put truth on the screen. I want real women to see real women on the screen.

The reason I became an actress is because I wanted my acting to reflect life as it is. I want to put truth on the screen. I want real women to see real women on the screen.

- Viola Davis

Your ability to adapt to failure, and navigate your way out of it, absolutely 100 percent makes you who you are.

Your ability to adapt to failure, and navigate your way out of it, absolutely 100 percent makes you who you are.

- Viola Davis

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