Viola Davis Did an Action Movie Because Not ‘Every Movie You Do Has to Be Considered for an Academy Award. I Want to Do Something Popular’

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1. >Speaking to The Times of London, Davis defended her choice to star in a shoot-em-up action movie despite her award-winning bonafides. As she simply put it: “I don’t think every movie you do has to be considered for an Academy Award. I wanted to do something that families could watch together, something popular.”

   >“But internally you’re always trying to get back to the fun,” Davis said, alluding to how you can’t just have a career full of heavy dramatic roles that appeal to awards voters. When she was asked to play “an ass-kicking American president in a preposterous hoot of an action movie” like G20, as The Times put it, she answered: “Hell yeah! I needed some levity in my life.”

   >“The only two people you owe anything to are your six-year-old self and your 80-year-old self,” she added, noting that getting the chance to be a full blown action hero in “G20” made “six-year-old Viola squeal.”

2. “Widows” was the shit.

3. She’s a motherfuckin’ EGOT!!!

   She can do whatever movies/shows/audiobooks/plays as she wants.

4. Not everything has to be high art! We need more entertainment and less Oscar bait.

5. Finally. Are award winning movies really any good? I avoid them personally.

6. Everything doesn’t need to be a message.

   Sometimes you just want to see people in space riding dragons and blowing shit up.

7. Suicide Squad (2016) won an academy award. Best of both worlds!

8. She’s absolutely right. And no matter what she’s in, Viola always delivers.

9. Ain’t nothin wrong with a little cheddar popcorn for entertainment (and getting a paycheck)

10. Have you seen The Woman King!? She slayed (literally) in this film. I’ve seen it at least 9 times. I love her! 🏆

11. Sylvester Stallone began his career with an Oscar nominated film and role he wrote himself, then quickly divulged in to mindless popcorn flicks lol

12. I’m sorry every time I see her, I get reminded of her awful performance of Michelle Obama.😭

13. She’s ripped too, so why not use them guns!?

14. A lot of your favorite pretentious actors/actresses who think doing certain movies are above them could definitely learn a thing or two from this. I love Viola.

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