The more I'm pushed in a position of leadership and I know I have to be the mouthpiece for so many other people who can't speak for themselves, the more confidence I'm gaining.
Viola DavisRead
My whole thing is, I've got to be as good, as courageous as what's written on the page.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote expresses the necessity of matching one's courage to the demands of their creative expression.
Viola Davis emphasizes the importance of courage in art and performance, suggesting that an artist must elevate their personal bravery to align with the boldness of the narrative or character being portrayed. This reflects the idea that true artistry requires not only skill but also the willingness to confront fears and push boundaries.
Themes
CourageArtBraveryPerformanceAuthenticity
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about overcoming fear in acting.
More from Viola Davis
All quotes βWhat excites me is just taking some time to breathe in life. The mundane is very exciting.
Viola DavisRead
I don't care if someone is new to acting or experienced in acting: you always learn something from them. It's just like people in life - whether they're young or middle-aged or old, you always learn something from someone.
Viola DavisRead
I don't see a lot of narratives written where a woman who looks like me gets to be beautiful and sexualized and upwardly mobile, middle-class, funny, quirky. They're very seldom written.
Viola DavisRead
And that's what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe at the end of the day, they want to see themselves - parts of their lives they can recognize. And I feel if I can achieve that, it's pretty spectacular.
Viola DavisRead
There's no prerequisites to worthiness. You're born worthy, and I think that's a message a lot of women need to hear.
Viola DavisRead
Similar quotes
I was made, by the law, a criminal, not because of what I had done, but because of what I stood for, because of what I thought, because of my conscience... If I had my time over I would do the same again. So would any man who dares call himself a man.
Nelson MandelaRead
They - you know, when we walked in - when I walked in with the two white men that had carried me down - and they cursed me all the way down. They would ask me questions, and when I would try to answer, they would tell me to hush.
Fannie Lou HamerRead
Don't play it safe. Resist the seductions of the cowardly values our society has come to prize so highly: comfort, convenience, security, predictability, control. These, too, are nets. Above all, resist the fear of failure. Yes, you will make mistakes. But they will be your mistakes, not someone else's. And you will survive them, and you will know yourself better for having made them, and you will be a fuller and a stronger person.
William DeresiewiczRead
I'm not taking jobs anymore where I'm getting paid a quarter of what the male co-star is being paid. I'm not allowing that in my life.
Jessica ChastainRead
We welcome the opposition of the world, because we are determined to see the battle through. Africa's battle-cry is not yet heard.
Marcus GarveyRead
Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
Bethany HamiltonRead