It became motivation as opposed to something else - the thing about poverty is that it starts affecting your mind and your spirit because people don't see you. I chose from a very young age that I didn't want that for my life. And it very much has helped me appreciate and value the things that are in my life now because I never had it.
More Quotes by 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.
The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity.
I think women are very complicated human beings, and I think there's an oversimplification of women when you see them on screen.
The predator wants your silence. It feeds their power, entitlement, and they want it to feed your shame.
I truly believe that the privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.
When you're poor, you are invisible. Every poor person will tell you nobody sees you. So being famous was me just wanting to be seen.