Viola Davis Talks New Memoir "Finding Me", Her Relationship With Parents, Michelle Obama & More 

YES!

🥺🥺🥺👏👏💕💕

🥺🥺🥺 that book was just marvelous it just makes me see her as a hero even more she's beautiful inside and out

@@CBlackwell thanks again I was

Very much so…she reads the room you can tell

😳...NOPE....DONT FEEL LIKE DEBATING HER...OVER WHY I WANT HER TO GET ON TOP THIS TIME...🍧...SHE SEEMS DIFFICULT....NOPE

Her energy is God like completely.

@@jenisewashington336 ... 😳..GOD LIKE....REALLY ?.....

@@tootsierollpop9185 What do you mean?

I think you’re right!

Oh true , somebody tells Viola that! I could listen to her hours! She is incredible

Oh I totally agree with you....her narrating her life story was not just entertaining but all so meaningful. I would tell any body & everybody to get on Audible & take a listen to her story !

Yes . great interview .i didn't want it to end . i purchased the book before it ended .

Yeah this was a smooth conversation

@@ceecee5098 wonderful!

@@wutdahek12 True!

@Jojo I said what I said!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Definitely

Yes!

Yep agree

Yes!

FACTS. I watched it twice because Viola is a GEM. Even Envy's random questions couldn't ruin it.

Thanks for the review - I’m about to get on audible now!!

My Mother’s Day gift and I can’t wait until it arrives

@@cameronspencer7105 Yes I'm buying it

Fell in love with her after watching How To Get Away with Murder. She's amazing!

If she did the narration I'm def checking it out I love her voice and when she laughs is the best 👌🏾

Yes ma'am

That was so true! I felt that❤️

I’ve always felt that but I never knew what it was or how to convey it. Just thinking on the surface of what it means is a very beautiful gift from the heavens. To have the ability of not bogging ourselves down with all the useless, petty and worthless people we’ve met in order to concentrate on the ones we have yet to discover has to be one of the best gifts to receive in this wonderful journey called life. Especially knowing that some of them will in fact love us as much or even more than we’ll love them!!!! Out

Enjoyed this interview. She's been through it. I'm proud of .her, but her work is not my go-to because there's little light. Seems as if Viola select roles that reflective of her personal damages and tragedies. I rarely enjoy her movies because they are too dark and depressive. I'm eager to see her play more than tragic figures beaten up by life. She's beautiful and brilliant at her craft, it would be such a joy to watch her embody a woman without so much baggage and callousness.

Read her book!!!!

Knowledgeable yet vulnerable 👍

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😳...SHE DIDN'T EVEN CRY....DISS SUM BULLSHED...

Facts‼️

@@tootsierollpop9185 🤣🤣 you want to see her boogers

Agreed.

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾You got this! Keep healing!❤🤞🏿❤🤞🏿

Wow wow, I just shared this with 4 people I truly cared about. It has taken several stop and repeat sessions, for healing moments to get thru this interview. This Viola has lived my life. Crying, listening and healing. Honestly this Is the Therapist I needed. To anyone Hurting stay strong 💪 🙏 for your healing always.

Me 2 🙌🏽

@@deegumbs1306 Y’all going to have me crying again.. reading you’ll beautiful comments

We’re all healing and Viola Davis did a fantastic job of relating to all of us

I put this conversation on repeat this is gold ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Yup

Indeed. ✊

That was Profound.Peace

I noticed when he really respects the person he gives a great interview.

He’s come a long way as an interviewer 👌🏾

@@BriaBarrows he definitely has DJ envy not so much lol I didn’t like his questions

yeah he was well prepped and had the questions ready!

He really really did

Solid list!! They are very captivating in interviews too!!

Yes!! Queen Viola Davis dropped gems from the first minute of the interview! 🙌🏿

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Agreed 💯

Agreed

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💯 I will never forget her in Antoine Fischer. She spoke NO words and conveyed EVERY emotion. I've never seen another actor do that

She really is an amazing person and actress!

@@nunyabusiness3516 I literally just had this conversation

INDEED!

... SHE'S GOOD AT PLAYING THE VICTIM....SHE CRYS WELL ON FILM...🕵️...BUT...SHE AINT NO ROLE MODEL.....NAW

@@tootsierollpop9185 she may not be your role model but she's obviously so much more to others. let us celebrate this beautiful black woman damn 🙄

@@---456 ...😼...OHHHHH JUST EAT HER ALREADY...WHY DONT YA..... SHE'S AVERAGE AT BEST... WHEN NOT POKING HER LIPS OUT AND CRYING..😶

@@---456 Thank you!

YESSSS

She's amazing! Love your profile pic of the different colored hands btw

Yes so true 🙌

Exactly.... I love her honesty, humbleness, and transparency

I love this

Seriously 🌺

😏. NOTHING SHE SAID....CHANGED MY LIFE.

She is the best

Girl.... from this moment forward I'm really going to seriously try not to live in fear and do all the things I've always wanted to do.

yup and Jennifer Lewis imo

@@theeladyj Yeah, it was. I was tormented and I'll never really understood why. One guy later on in life said it was because they liked me, but that's not the way. It was quite awful.

Wow. Your story sounds similiar to mine. I have endured years of colorism abuse from people. It took me up until my 30s to overcome it. I pray for younger darkskin women who are going through this. I know the effects it can have on your self image overall. I find that many blk ppl are indeed obsessed with skintone, the way a person dresses, hair and whether you are "ballin" or not. Once I stopped associating with blk ppl who were consumed with these things, honestly colorism doesnt even cross my mind anymore. Believe me, i endured years of abuse from ppl. But one thing I learned is that its many ppl who enjoy bullying darker ppl. So I will never ever let them see me sweat. Many women will try so hard to make you uncomfortable. You cant show weakess or insecurity around lightskin women. Thats what they want us to do. AVOID them alltogethr if you can. I also dont get on social media and avoid discussions of colorism alltogether. This will help you to not think about it as much and avoid the triggers where your mind takes you back the experiences. Its crazy because I was obsessed over this colorism stuff now I dont even think about my skintone. I also dont following biracial and WW on youtube unless its motivation or professional content. Other than that I prefer to follow brown and dark skin BW. You will feel free from colorism and the shackles of trauma that blk ppl want to put on each other. Oh and I forgot to add. I also work around highly professional men and women from ALL backgrounds. Do not just work around ALL blks. These is where you will see that you may think about colorism more. Hope this helps!

@@Nekole1 I'm at the age where none of this bothers me anymore, but her discussion definitely triggered something in me. I just left the Black community altogether. It was so dysfunctional, there was nothing I could gain from it. Also, the city I'm from was so expensive, it was cheaper to live somewhere else. As far a lighter skinned women, my mom is one so are two of my very best lifelong friends. I only had a problem with the men. They were just horrible. Of course, when I got older and filled out I got alot of attention from them, but the damage was already done; mentally and physically I was never really attracted to them like that. I never really gave any thought about my complexion after middle school. I didn't have people in my ear obsessing about it all the time. It was just noise, and since that noise was gone, I finally had peace. I was blessed to have really awesome friends from all backgrounds; we were like family. Something I could never get in my own community at the time. What a shame. I don't know whose to blame, the White man I suppose, but ain't nary one of those households had a White man living in it, shit much less a Black man, let's keep it real. Black folk just pass down this toxicity from one generation to the next. I had to be done.

@@maryfields877 Hi Mary, Thanks for replying. Same here. I feel the exact same way about blk men. The damage is unbearable. I also got tired of holding grduges so I forgived but never forgot the experiences. And kept my distance from many men. I also find that many will say things to get a reaction that feeds into the toxicity. I dont entertain it. I can completely relate.

I’m sorry this was your experience 🙏🏾

Beauty is subjective and it truly different on your culture/ socialisation as to what you define as attractive…

Until you see her play Michelle Obama smh wtf was she thinking

Everything ♥️

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people call viola ugly!?

Is she really? Or is she really just trying to sell this book?

Good true friends will celebrate u no matter what. I have a hand full of friends and most of them think I’m superwoman. But when I had a low point I started to see who was a true friend. Not that the others weren’t but I had to acknowledge what place they fell in. It’s ur journey, everyone wont make it. God is the only one that sticks closer than a friend. But ppl are the hands of God on this earth and God will definitely equip ppl with what u need during ur journey.

@@nastynupe what's wrong with trying to sell a book with gems?

Yes! She makes you feel seen

Same.

Exactly

Not yet

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@@hero4life313 She's a. Icon and living legend FOH

@@chrisman3431 i love her alot but she not yet there yet

@@hero4life313 She's a Tony, Emmy and Oscar winning actress known worlwide and critically acclaimed with a huge cultural impact when it comes to the representation of middle age black women and dark skinned black women especially

Same! Great book , Great listen... kept me hooked!

I just listened to it in a day and a half. Excellent book!

Hello. Where is the reading located? Thanks.

So many GEMS.... "you haven't met all the people who will love tou yet." At that very moment thats when I lost it.

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Facts

My great grandmother on my dad side name was Viola.

@@mallymal5670 hey family!

Such a beautiful message 💕

Me too! I choked up.

Whew, me too. Especially when she said how her dad apologized to her mom.

Same. I understand what your saying . I’m looking for a good therapist at the moment. Good luck in your self discovery

The beautiful part is that we all go through this. As long as you keep doing the internal work, you will get there!!! Don’t be down on yourself.🙏🏾 and 💪🏾 for the journey.

@@dancingverona1281 💪🏾 Therapy is Life!!!!!

Same Brandon. Same.

@@AJ56909 love your encouragement sis!

Absolutely.Peace

@Belltown Daisy Please don't use your ignorance as facts. Colorism is a byproducts of racism which is GLOBAL. There are woman across the world I'm every country in the continents that experience racism, misogyny and colorism. It's manifest differently. Google manifest please.

Spot on! Still experience this in 2022 from folks. Just so happy she allowed herself to be transparent.

@@The1CareerChic Yesss.Peace

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Girl it’s worth every inch…and remember you’ll get another credit next month witch is in 3 days, I enjoyed this book so much, I started listening at 12 midnightish and ended around 9 am…I loved this audible 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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@@autumnleaves8815 yass

Me too! Can’t wait

I'll do.the same!

Yes, I agree with you over the years you can see his growth.

Dat Prt

Same here, driving and in tears!! Love her!

I needed this as well 🙏🏾

I'm glad she spoke on it. People love denying colorism (including Envy and Charlamagne at one point) but can magically understand racism

I know l cried

@@focusedchick I agree with you. I felt like Charlemagne cut it short when she spoke about. I wanted more. She was in her zone

She’s amazing

Beautiful and Intelligent 💞

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Isn’t it wonderful, I listened from 12 midniteish till 9 am, stopped it a few times…bathroom breaks, snack breaks, but I listened, I loved it

I'm listening to the audiobook and it is INCREDIBLE!!

.... there's something about Viola Davis...GOD bless her 🙏

A true super woman

I like how they interviewed her. No talking over each other, Cthagod acted mature. They gave her respect because she respects herself. 💯 a true example of how a great woman carries herself.

I met her, in Sept 2016, just a few months before she got an Oscar and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She is everything and more---GREAT more---than I ever could've hoped for. She made me feel so seen, and took a few pics with me and we laughed liked Aunty and Nephew. I was so nervous but she hugged me and eased my fears & excitement over meeting her. Y'all, what u see right here is the real, awesome her. But even this doesn't compare to being in her presence and feeling her beautiful, inspiring authenticity. She is the real deal; a QUEEN of the highest order. I will never forget that day. She's AMAZING!

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❤❤🧡🧡

I can’t wait to read!🤎

This was definitely much needed also I loved her response to the Michelle Obama backlash, perfect response

Thank you because I perused the comments for this answer.

Enlighten me please. Is Upward Bound a TV show

She murdered that role!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Thanks for sharing.