Congratulations to tribe member @violadavis on winning the first ever #SeeHer award tonight at the #criticschoiceawards - see below for excerpts from her incredible speech. We love you Viola. Thank you for showing us the way. You are the definition of a self love role model. #lovemytribe ✨ "I’ve always discovered the heart of my characters by asking, ‘Why?’ You know, when I was handed (How to Get Away with Murder character) Annalise Keating, I said, ‘She’s sexy, she’s mysterious.' I’m used to playing women who gotta gain 40 pounds and wear an apron. So, I said, ‘Oh god, I gotta lose weight. I gotta learn to walk like Kerry Washington in heels. I gotta lose my belly.' And then I asked myself, ‘Well, why do I have to do all that?’"
"I truly believe that the privilege of a lifetime is being who you are, and I just recently embraced that at 51." "At 10:00 every Thursday night ... you come into my world and you sit with me, my size, my hue, my age, and you sit and you experience..." "And I think that’s the only power I have as an artist, so I thank you for this award and I do see her — just like I see me." #violadavis #htgawm #fencesmovie #icon #selflove #rolemodel #womenempowerment #howtogetawaywithmurder #fredandfar #selflovepinkyring #womenempoweringwomen #womanpower