Viola Davis Quotes

I am capable of much more. I guess every artist feels that way. If you are satisfied, you begin to stagnate. I want to grow as an actress every day. There are so many things you can learn, and you can improve upon your skills and abilities every day.

I believe that you become a better actor only when you work with people far better than you are.

Every project you do, you hope you learn something more as an actor.

I am just at that stage of wondering where I go from here. I came into this business almost by accident, but now it has become serious. What started as a bit of fun, something to do other than be a model, has taken on a different career curve. I have been forced to ask where that curve is going to end up.

I'm just looking always for characters that change, because I want to get better, as an actor and as a person.

The best decision I made at NYU was joining the Shakespeare ensemble. It literally led to everything I did after that. It gave me the kind of confidence I really needed.

I don't think once you book a part you should stop going to class. I think you should constantly remind yourself that you're working and that you're working on getting better.

If you look at a lot of people's careers, the first couple of movies, usually, are the most embarrassing.

There are a handful of actors who sustain interest because it's exciting to watch them get better at what they do. I want to be one of those actors.

I feel like I've grown and become a more consummate performer. I feel like I've chiseled out a more distinctive niche.

I'm very thankful I'm finding my way, and people are excited to bring me into roles that demand a certain complexity.

No good actor ever stops learning. He is constantly evolving.

As your career goes on, you get to flex your brain a little more and play characters that are stronger and more intelligent.

I see each project as an opportunity to grow as a person and as an actor.

I didn't get a lot of questions asked earlier in my career, I guess. But I've always been the same guy, more or less.

I learn everything with my every film. If we stop learning, we would stop growing as an actor.

The more I grow as a person, the more I grow as an actor.

I left home when I was 16 years old, and I've been living all around the world honing my craft. I lived in L.A. for eight years, then Stockholm, London, and New York.

I would never accept a role that wasn't going to stretch me or challenge me in some way. I'd say Holy Smoke! probably did that more than anything I'd ever done. It took me to places I didn't actually know I could go to, and that's what I want my career to be all about.

I'm not interested in being a celebrity; I'm interested in being a better actor and a better director.

I always want to be growing in my craft. Any artist should - whether you paint, whether you do music or film - always grow and study.

Working is the best way to understand and grow, as an actor, in my opinion. That's been my experience.

I think that ultimately what drives my decisions is if I think the opportunity is going to challenge me in a way that makes me better as an actor.

As an actor, throughout three years, I've become more comfortable within my own skin and confident.

When you've been in the business 5-years, as a person, it's like you're 5-years old - like a child. 10-years and you're 10-years old, 20... Etcetera. That's how I measure maturity in this industry.