I can't speak for the Kathryn Stockett, but I would guess that she feels proud of the progress the South has made because, growing up, she experienced a very different Mississippi than the one that exists today.
Viola DavisYour internal dialogue has got to be different from what you say. And, you know, in film, hopefully that registers and speaks volumes. Itโs always the unspoken word and whatโs happening behind someoneโs eyes that makes it so rich.
Viola DavisAny actor will tell you, as soon as your ego and your vanity come into the mix, it destroys your work. Completely destroys it.
Viola DavisIt was hard, that confrontation scene [in "Fences"], that was a hard one. I felt like it was relentless, I never felt like I could just drop the ball when the coverage was on him or anything else.
Viola Davis