Viola Davis Quotes
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If people want to really know what's up with me then they can read one of my interviews.
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Indians invest more in Britain than in the rest of European Union combined. It is not because they want to save on interpretation costs, but because they find an environment that is welcoming and familiar.
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A bowler is his own captain. I know what needs to be done, what the ball is doing. If you don't know where you are going to bowl and where you think the batsman will hit, then how can you tell the captain what you want? You are the judge.
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I don't want the news to be patriotic. I don't want to see flags on the lapels of the anchors. I don't want any of that.
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I knew I didn't want to make a country record just because that's not really what I would have ever made as a solo artist.
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I get motivated by the fact people are following me, that they want a photo or say 'vamos' or 'Canelo.'
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I really don't want to portray the Islamists as simply evil, the way it's often done in the west.
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I do not take steroids. I never have. It's sad to me that people want to point fingers. I don't do that. That's not me. I wouldn't feel like a human being.
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I realized, 'Oh, it's easier to get what I want if I embrace the sex symbol thing.' Microphones are more in my face, and I can say things about the kids that I mentor and open more access to more doors.
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I pride myself on not being run of the mill. I don't want to be your umpteenth Fantine in 'Les Miz.'
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I'm not trying to be Mr. Universe, but I want to stay in shape.
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Writers write for one reason: to create an emotion in the reader, to reach across and make them feel something. You want a reaction. Yeah, it's nicer when the reaction is to throw flowers than it is to throw brickbats, but you have to accept both equally.
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But I think funny and talent will always win out; I mean, of course there are hurdles, but I think if you're funny you will get over all of that.
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Hunger and homelessness aren't things we always want to talk about.
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If the kids did want to get into showbiz then so be it, but I would never project anything on to my children.
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The only thing I've kind of missed is finding a really good western that I want to do, because I watched westerns a lot.
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I know that I have probably an eight- to 10-year window in this league, and if I want to be what I say I want to be, then I have to commit myself 100 percent.
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We don't want to push our ideas on to customers, we simply want to make what they want.
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Many, many times, the kids with the less talent become the better athletes because they're more dedicated to achieving their full potential.
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Not all roles you do can be chocolate sweet.
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I feel like now fashion is just part of how I think about everything. When I send out a mood board to our contributors every month about our monthly theme, there are photos from our fashion shows, but there are also film stills and album art.
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I'm convinced that in a healthy society, artistic norms should be constantly under question which is not of course, to deny the need for continuity.
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I want my work to reflect my level of gifts and talent
