I did want to mark the fact that it was the first African-American to win the Lead Actress category.I thought it was so progressive.
Viola DavisSelf-deprecation is not an answer to keeping one's balance. I think that it's very damaging.
Viola DavisMy husband [Julius Tennon] and I started a production company. We've already optioned a book and some scripts to do exactly that, to create more complicated, multi-faceted roles for African-Americans, especially African-American females. I think it's important.
Viola Davis