You can't shine if you have two lines in the background as a bus driver. You can only shine if you're included in the narrative, and narratives start… - Viola Davis

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You can't shine if you have two lines in the background as a bus driver. You can only shine if you're included in the narrative, and narratives start when you put pen to paper and you use your imagination. You just tell a story. That's all you do. You tell a story. You don't put any boundaries on it. It's infinite and that's the only way we can do what we do is that people use their imaginations so that we can be included in it.

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About Viola Davis

Viola Davis (born August 11 1965) is an American actress and producer. She is notable as the first black actor to win the Triple Crown of Acting (to win an Emmy, an Academy, and a Tony award). She has starred in ABC's How to Get Away With Murder and the 2011 film The Help.

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