Viola Davis Quotes

I am not an insecure person. For me, insecurity comes when something I do does not come across the way I thought it would. It would come if I had nothing more to say as an actor. I have a long way to go!

I want to be a woman who has a little bit more figured out, who doesn't have so many doubts.

There are times I felt insecure or not sure: I'm unsure of myself, or I get nervous, but nerves are good. I try and embrace all those things. I try and embrace the times where I'm not sure of myself or I'm like, 'Is this going to work? Is this going to land?'

I always told, Sandra Bullock was my student when she was younger, I always told her it's important that we hold on to our insecurity, the wisdom of insecurity.

There's no blueprint for where I should be. I see myself as a young, good actor who still has a lot to learn. There's nobody at any point in their career who is the finished article.

I always had a belief in myself, and I started wondering if it was founded.

I'm not hard on myself - I brush those things off - but there are days when I'm pleased with myself, and days when I think I have elf ears.

I'm not good at interviews, I'm not good at dancing, I'm not good at looking like I'm having fun. I never will be, I don't think. Unless I go to a life coach.

If it's about work or sports or politics or women, we have no problem sharing our opinions, but if it's about our insecurities or our struggles, our fear of failure, then it's almost like we become paralyzed.

I was a milksop as a kid. I had no confidence, no guts. I felt I was going to be someone else someday - someone who didn't have my weaknesses.

I'm not so certain in life.

You just can't spend any time second-guessing yourself.

I feel this emptiness in me, like I still got something to prove and I still got so much stuff to work on in my game.

I definitely don't think I'm going to have a mid-life crisis.

I'd never put much thought into writing an autobiography before, because while I have this public persona of being extremely confident, I also am extremely filled with self-doubt, worry and insecurity. This book came about because I was trying to sell another book, unsuccessfully, about health and wellness.

I'm a singer. I'm a musician. I'm a writer. Maybe - I don't know - I couldn't give a child what it needed.

When you're not playing, you always question yourself.

A man who has his initials on his pyjamas must be uncertain of himself. Surely you should know who you are at bed time.

It's murder to doubt yourself in life. It took until I was 45 to get to that point. As hard as it is in your work, it's harder in your life. But it can be done.

I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.

I struggle to watch myself in any scene, to be honest. What's done is done. I wish I was able to watch myself, as it would really help me develop as an actor. But I'm not brave enough. It's a difficult thing to do - looking at yourself as this utterly different person on a screen.

I still need to go through the process of proving myself.

I started second-guessing myself and was always questioning myself. I have really learned a lot.

Earlier in my career, I was really tight, really together, and knew who I was and I was confident. I kind of feel in between now.

When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they will print. You will be judged. You just have to be brave.