Viola Davis makes the mundane majestic.
And when everything comes crashing down, her response, her fight, is every womans fight.
Theres nothing that she does in this piece that is not relatable.
That was the hardest thing to navigate.
That doesnt mean they arent honest.
I learned to leave her alone, Washington says.
She killed it on Broadway.
She won the Tony.
So what do you say?
Yeah, more of that, but do it in the kitchen instead of the yard.
The film, however, wasnt exactly easy for Davis.
I just didnt hit it [until then], she says.
Forgiveness is such an abstract emotion, but its something that has to be done.
Somehow August Wilson manages to encapsulate it in his speech.
I only got it now, because now Ive lived.
And if she gets it now, its likely we will too.
