I love Wal-Mart. You can put that down. I love Wal-Mart. My husband and I hang out there. Viola Davis hanghusbandlove Change image and share on social
I think that's something that people feel that I do really well; I don't mind it, because ultimately I think the characters I play move people, and who wouldn't want to move people? Viola Davis characterfeelmind Change image and share on social
Well, first of all, you read the script a million times. Because what the script gives you are given circumstances. Given circumstances are all the facts of your character. Viola Davis charactercircumstancefact Change image and share on social
Can I just tell you, I think it's the most beautiful thing about young people today, it gives me so much hope for the future, that they don't really recognize race the way my generation does. Viola Davis beautifulfuturegeneration Change image and share on social
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 abjectactage Change image and share on social
I've been online doing all kinds of research and that seems to be the constant criticism, that Aibileen's accent was just too thick. And for me, I don't want anything to distract from the character. Viola Davis accentaibileencharacter Change image and share on social
Sometimes you take a job for the money, sometimes you take it for the location, sometimes you take it for the script; there are just a number of reasons, and ultimately what you see is the whole landscape of it. But I can tell you from behind the scenes - that's what it is, as an actor. Viola Davis actorjoblandscape share on social
Tyler Perry's 'Madea Goes to Jail!' Which, I have to tell you, of everything that I've ever done in my career, that's the only thing that's perked up the ears of my nieces and nephews. That is it, that's done it for them. That made me a bona fide star in their eyes! Viola Davis bonacareerear share on social
And this is what was fascinating to me about 'The Help'; they were ordinary people who did extraordinary things. Viola Davis extraordinaryfascinateordinary Change image and share on social
Your internal dialogue has got to be different from what you say. And, you know, in film, hopefully that registers and speaks volumes. It's always the unspoken word and what's happening behind someone's eyes that makes it so rich. Viola Davis dialogueeyefilm share on social
