“I've been online doing all kinds of research and that seems to be the ...” — Viola Davis Quote

“I've been online doing all kinds of research and that seems to be the constant criticism, that Aibileen's accent was just too thick. And for me, I don't want anything to distract from the character.”

“I was the kind of poor where I knew right away I had less than everyone around me. Our environment, our physical space reflected our income.”

“I've had to sink my teeth into a role that was probably a fried-chicken dinner and make it into a filet mignon.”

“There's this accent that I think everybody has when they grow up going to an international school. It's a mix of not quite English, not quite American. When I moved to L.A., it just went completely American.”

“Yum-O! I say this if something is so good that 'yum' just isn't enough of an exclamation. The accent is on the 'O' as in, 'Oh! That is so good!'”

“The odd thing is if you asked me to do the accent now I would find it very difficult unless I was also playing that part, because I associate it so much with entering into the role and stepping into someone else's shoes.”