Viola Davis will never try to be anyone but herself. In a new interview with Hoda Kotb on SiriusXM’s TODAY Show Radio Town Hall, the “First Lady” star talks about her new memoir, Finding Me.
During the conversation, the 56-year-old also shares why she believes it’s so important for Hollywood to be authentic, and how she stands up against the pressures to be a different kind of actress. READ MORE: Viola Davis Reveals How A Conversation With Will Smith Led Her To Confront Childhood Trauma “‘That’s not who I am.’ That’s a very powerful statement.
It’s not who I am,” she says. “I’m not the girl who walks like a supermodel in heels. I admire the ones who do. They look absolutely beautiful.
I am not the woman who really is concerned with even being a classical beauty. That’s not who I am. I am not even the woman who is really overly concerned with putting images out there that are always beautiful and about winning and about success.
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