“If I have to be at work at five A.M., I will get up at three and work ...” — Viola Davis Quote

If I have to be at work at five A.M., I will get up at three and work out. I run. I do weights. I'm very toned. I'm like every other woman. I'd love to be 10 pounds or 20 pounds lighter. If I'm not, I'm OK with that, too. I'm good as long as I'm healthy.

I tell my daughter every morning, 'Now, what are the two most important parts of you?' And she says, 'My head and my heart.' Because that's what I've learned in the foxhole: What gets you through life is strength of character and strength of spirit and love.

I don't see a lot of narratives written where a woman who looks like me gets to be beautiful and sexualized and upwardly mobile, middle-class, funny, quirky. They're very seldom written.

When a character has so many secrets and so much inner life, it's a joy to play those characters because you can use your craft.

When I'm traveling, I always bring a big variety of healthy snacks and superfoods - usually opting for vegetables and fish or seafood when ordering food or on set.

I feel like your partner should be supportive. The relationship should be healthy; it should be fun. For all my girls looking for their type, make sure it's healthy and make sure that whoever it is, is making you a better you.

I not only want to make sure I keep my children healthy, but I need to be healthy to be here for them.

That's all I care about is being healthy.

In my own life, there's no amount of success or money that's more important than your child being healthy and happy. There's nothing that can put a band-aid on that.