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I think that's something that people feel that I do really well I don't mind it, because ultimately I think the characters I play move people, and who wouldn't want to move people?

Viola Davis

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Viola Davis
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: August 11
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South Carolina
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I didn't see myself any different from my white counterparts in school. I just didn't! I thought I could do what they did. And what I didn't do well, I thought people were going to give me the opportunity to do well, because maybe they saw my talent, so they would give me a chance. I had no idea that they would see me completely different.
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The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity.
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