Viola Davis Quotes
Obviously, ["Fences"] is a character-driven piece in every sense of the word, and Denzel [Washington] knows the actor. He gave us two weeks of rehearsal. He is a truth teller, and he is a truth seer. So he knows when something is not going in the right direction, and he will call you on it. But, he knows the word to use to unlock whatever is blocking you. So I think he's fabulous and he's a teacher.
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I'm interested in visual vocabulary, like Warhol was interested in that vocabulary of advertisements and television and pop culture.
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It's pretty far, but it doesn't seem like it.
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Without vanity, without coquetry, without curiosity, in a word, without the fall, woman would not be woman. Much of her grace is in her frailty.
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There's a whole system in Hollywood where the director never speaks to the studio, but I like to engage them in a discussion. I listen.
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Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.
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I love nature.
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The reason why I moved from Young Thug to Jeffery was because I felt like I did a wrong turn.
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Whether I'm wearing lots of makeup or no makeup, I'm always the same person inside.
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When I was a kid, it was a huge insult to be a geek. Now it's a point of pride in a weird way.
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My husband is a brilliant cook - enthusiastic and good - but he has not mastered the clearing up as you go along.
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I think when you've got a passion for something, it comes out of you, and people can feel it. Then your mind is so geared towards that and how you can improve on it, and you're so excited about performing that it comes together.
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What is important for a central banker is that you have to convey that you know what you are doing.
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Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.
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I shaved my head about 15 years ago and the first time I shaved it, I started running my hand through my hair and it was very therapeutic.
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Whatever you build, you're building for the family - not with an eye toward getting away, but with an eye toward adding to the family pie.
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When I first moved to New York, all I did was musical theater. That's what I studied at Carnegie Mellon University.
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I vividly remember Charles Bronson's face in 'Chino.' The western genre is screaming for a face like that.
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GIS is the only technology that actually integrates many different subjects using geography as its common framework.
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I spent ridiculous amounts of time as an activist and volunteer and was a teacher for 20 years.
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I am quite shy and people think I'm aloof.
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I think it's nice to have children. I didn't have many, and while I don't sit around regretting it, I maybe would have liked a couple more. But it wasn't meant to be, and I didn't want it badly enough.
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You have to be very careful how you insert new stuff, 'cause people want to hear the old stuff. It's like cooking, you know? You can't put too many peppers into the eggs... otherwise it's going to be distasteful.
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For dinner parties, I love making an easy cioppino using shrimp, mussels, clams, and a hearty fish that won't fall apart easily.
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Obviously, ["Fences"] is a character-driven piece in every sense of the word, and Denzel [Washington] knows the actor. He gave us two weeks of rehearsal. He is a truth teller, and he is a truth seer. So he knows when something is not going in the right direction, and he will call you on it. But, he knows the word to use to unlock whatever is blocking you. So I think he's fabulous and he's a teacher.
