Do you remember the hunger as a child? Oh, yeah. I do. I just remember waking up every day and wondering what I was gonna eat, if I was gonna eat. People would look at me and go, “Oh, I know she’s poor.“ I would think, “Just give me some food and I can take care of the rest.” Just give me some fuel, you know? But there was such a shame and stigma attached to it. - Viola Davis
If you could play another Shondaland character, who would it be? If there’s any character I could play – my goodness, I don’t know. Probably Chandra Wilson on Grey’s Anatomy. I think she’s very authoritative but I think there’s other stuff going on there that can trip people up. Surprise people. I like that, you know. Always Olivia Pope. Everyone wants to be Olivia Pope.