Viola Davis' full interview with Tina Brown at the Women in the World Los Angeles Salon
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- Tina Brown hosted an inspiring group of women for a night of engaging conversation live from Neuehouse Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard. Closing the show was award-winning actress Viola Davis who discussed her humble upbringing and and working in Hollywood as a woman of color.
It seems the interviewer only wanted to hear her hardships but wasn’t willing to listen to here fully
Olivia Bloway that’s the world we live in today. People like to turn their hearing aids off to situations that doesn’t concern them because they can’t relate. If they can’t relate then it doesn’t exist.
Totally agree.
I don’t hear it that way. I think Tina wanted to give her pauses to catch her breath and make sure she covered the entirety of Viola’s impressive career and her thoughts on diversity. As a moderator, she did a great job covering all of the angles.
You could see it clear as day
As if she was trying to define Viola with only that... Her hardships🙄.... Um glad she kept digressing so that does not become a topic of discussion🥰
I can't believed how unattached the interviwer is. It is as if she's asking the questions because she has to and not because she genuinely wants to hear Viola's story.
For sure. It's a shame cos the reality is that there are plenty who are either a) unaware of themselves or b) refuse to look outside of their own lives.
Right and it’s as if she focuses solely on her trauma
Definitely enjoyed hearing Viola. I could listen to her all day. But you’re right about that interviewer. She wasn’t that great of a listener at all. And I grew tired of her interrupting Viola.
Why everyone is attacking the interviewer ? I don't know her personally, so she might be a bigot but it doesn't show. She carries out the interview professionally, as she knows she has little time she tries to get through as many questions as she can and she doesn't try to outshadow or validate Miss Davis.
We don't need that kind of crap, especially not from Caucasians so we will be more focused on that nice white lady rather than what the message of the black lady.
Unprivileged people don't need to be validated, just give them time to speak up and don't interrupt them.
@@Ema-nt3gp just as Viola stated if you want to be invested you need to be willing to lose. She should have been willing to sacrifice a few questions in order to get a deeper interview
Viola was about to give some interesting deep views each time she was interrupted. When she asked about how she got through the poverty Viola was about to go deep but she cut her off.
Viola is presenting her soul on a platter in this interview.
and she is talking to a motionless marble. this is working my nerves big time.
I especially liked the second half.
Maybe the host Will start a GoFundMe for films that feature persons classed as non-white or colored/of color in the USA. That would be very useful.
agreed. I feel for Viola because I grew up broke and I feel her deep down as her soul bared. This interviewer is a stiff as a board and not feeling. She is a bad interviewer
YES!
@@ah5721 Actually, she quite typical of women in her social location.
"If you are dedicated to change let it cost you something".
Almedia Lee Exum the way this hit me!!!
Powerful words indeed!
There was no conversation here!!!!!! Tina never responded to any of Viola's amazing stories. All she did was nod, chuckle, make an insignificant comment and moved on to the next question!!!!! What a shame!!!!!
Dominique Vias the giggling was so amateur as a journalist. Someone get Oprah stat!
Agreed
You want them to interrupt like every other bad journalist these days? Your behavior is pathological.
@@OlafLesniak That's not the only other option! She could have engaged in conversation! Oh and by the way, she totally interrupted her a few times!
Made me gringe honestly....the put together and smart woman that is Viola saw that tho... She saw through the bullshit🤣
This interviewer is so privileged and tone deaf it hurts. At the beginning, Viola said she didn't know how her speech was received. That would have been the moment to ask her about the me too movement. Let the audience take in all of Viola -- the jokes, the emotion, the passion. Ffs.
DrGyalfren No, she wanted to focus on the "abject" poverty that Viola Davis came from.
I agree... white people love black trauma. its sickening
her questions and the entitlement that she asks them are so fucking disgusting. i wish viola davis shut her down.
The first 5 seconds of this video my first reaction was " WHY choose this interviewer for viola"
I could immediately tell it was going to be a disaster
You sure are offensive to a British woman who speaks the way she does. How evil.
Ok I don’t like the interviewer. She’s patronising. The shame and embarrassment 🤦🏾♀️
No, she's British. That's how they talk, deal with it and quit being offensive.
@@OlafLesniak Really? I think you should look at this interview again. It doesn't matter where she's from and we don't have to "deal with it". Look at how you came at the young lady "deal with it". This is the problem in this world now. Dealing with shit as gotten us "people of color" nowhere and we are tired and done with the shits. How dear you!
@@mrstaylor6152 I dare because you've let yourself stay down. And as a result when a person from a different background or personalities interacts with one of the blacks in some way you're not used to you get offended and call for their downfall.
That is why you should deal with it. Your victimhood has led you to corruption.
@@OlafLesniak WOW, "one of the blacks"😒U just proved her point😒U couldnt see beyond ur fragility, and made what she said become something as if it was an attack, rather then a pov that's been largely dismissed time and time again😒Sometimes I wonder do ppl like urself hear urself and dnt get it, or just refuse to because its not important to u🤔.......🤐DONE!!
@@sierrareed8225 I said what I said because it is what it is. I knew someone would take an offense to that so don't get ahead of yourself, this isn't an example of your "subconcious racism". I mentioned the blacks particularly because it is those people who are being steered by anger and the masses. You're trying to ourscream each other which is why I have so much more respect for the blacks who don't give into the rhetoric and carve their own paths.
Notice I used "the blacks" again, only in a positive connatation. Don't expect you to bring attention to that part, though.
This Tina person is an awful interviewer! it was evident that she wasn’t listening to Viola Davis her questions were scripted .rather than using Violas responses as followup questions she with obvious seam jumped around to different topics.Viola was amazing too bad the interviewer couldn’t keep up.😒 I heard you Mrs.Davis 😊
yes Jeva, that is why we FELT nothing for the interviewer...25:41 especially her response here. REALLY?!
jeva stfort I felt the same!
Cut Viola off several times like she was running out of time.
I totally agree with you!
I agree that the interviewer was terrible. She had a set of questions she wanted to ask. Viola had so much to say and the interviewer kept cutting her off asking questions that were really not relevant to the conversation. It was like she was not listening. She was did not see Viola. She saw someone to interview.
Why dear goodness is Tina so fixated on trauma narratives? I thought that it was just me until I started reading the comments below.
same!
Viola: I want to talk about Poverty and root causes.
Tina: I'm the product of wealth and privilege, let's change the subject quick fast.
smh
TheDoomer right
I saw that.
That's how the privileged work. It makes them uncomfortable and they don't want to feel guilty.
@@Angtotheluh Facts!
yep if I talked about my poverty experiences I would probably get the same shut down to move to the next narrative script they want to talk about
The interviewer was so disconnected and interrupted Viola at the most awkward times. Interviewer - PLEASE watch Oprah interviews on how to properly interject and lead an interview.
Perspective is sooo strange. I've never liked Oprah as an interviewer for the reason u said for this lady. Wow!!!!
Oprah as an example of good interviewing? That's hilarious!
This woman is such a force. A true artist and living legend. She illuminates the room by sharing her truth. She is the best at her JOB, awards are nice, but we are WORTHY of so much more. Like comparable pay for the work we do. Thank you Viola. 💞
WHAT A STRONG AMAZING BLACK WOMAN
When Viola Davis speaks I listen; so intelligent!
Silas Mukangu Too bad Tina Brown didn’t listen... she barely paid any attention.
Thank you Viola for showing up in this interview in an amazing way despite this horrible, detached interviewer. An interview like this is not worthy of the vulnerability and excellence of one the greatest actors of our time.
I wish we didn’t need to stop. This interview is too short, Viola gave a lot of herself and its gold.
and she receives soooo little in return
This interviewer is either a rookie or if she’s experienced then she should be fired.
Viola keeps getting interrupted mid story.
She's British, trust it has a lot to do with it
@@MrVdurrell Graham Norton doesn't do that...
Welcome to most interviewers my friends. Yeah, it’s a shame that it’s actually pretty rare to find an interviewer who actually listens and takes note of what the person they are interviewing has done and achieved. Sigh.
A truly great interview contains realness and transparency on both ends. Not just one. If it's just one, it becomes cold, distant, and uncomfortable to watch. Shout out to Viola for being real, honest, yet still maintaining class and poise. I need them to have a debrief of this interview and make some adjustments for the next time.
Tina Brown British colonial empire decendant cannot relate to Viola! She's just using talking points of the day! Viola is talking real talk!!!☇
er lo Cause of slavery, there's a difference.
er lo if she wasn't a movie star you and Tina Brown would step out the way on the street or not enter an elevator with her, so you qualifying my statement shows exactly who you are...
I love me some miss Viola Davis she is incredible.
This interviewer is so amazing horrifyingly condescending, tone-deaf, and patronizing it's kind of astounding. She's like a living, breathing caricature and she has no idea.
😂😂😂 so true
Can we just have this interview remade so we can do justice to Viola's story?
RIGHT?
Viola shines regardless. She is use to working with the bare minimum and making a master piece of her time. Period.
This was amazing and painfully honest and necessary. Love Viola 💛
Tina Brown is horrendous at this interview. She wasn't here to talk with Viola, she was here to talk at her. Throw in all the usual tropes. It is just painful watching this because Viola is holding back from saying Tina STFU and left me do this. What a waste of Viola's time. Tina B you were so wrong for this entire thing. You're tone deaf and so many other things but I need not waste my time to tell you because you wouldn't hear or care to receive any of it. Next time just put Viola on stage and you don't say a word.
I thought it was just me. She was terrible. Very cringe. It was like she wanted Viola to say certain things, instead of just asking her questions. IE. You were do angry etc. Why tell Viola he she is feeling. Question should've been in this situation how did it make you feel etc.... Viola was brilliant.
I agree. Tina was NOT needed. She was probably a little intimidated. I was sensing that.
Realz TenisFanz Thank you so much for saying this! I paused the video and decided to check the comments on whether anyone else felt the same.
I thought it was just me...
Realz TenisFanz
Exactly!!! Well said. Such a great opportunity to have a conversation with the amazing, articulate, and wise Viola and this Tina was ineffective and disconnected. Such a shame. Love you Ms V
The way this white woman frames her questions stinks with privilege.
Starting about 25:35 BOILED. MY. BLOOD. It’s as if she is mocking Viola’s struggle. Cutting her off, talking over her and implying that even though her screen time in “third girl from the left” was limited and insignificant, at least she got an award out of it. 🤭I literally had to play it over a couple of times bc I wasn’t sure if I digested that correctly. The NERVE. What an incompetent and undeserving, DISRESPECTFUL interviewer. She had absolutely no right to be interviewing such an incredible and understated talent as Viola Davis. Tina Brown is an absolute disgrace here. Period. I’m floored.
Ayanna Thompson If you think Viola’s interview is bad, watch Kerri Washington describe the feeling of “otherness” she experienced as a student at the Spence School, while fellow alum Gwyneth Paltrow chuckles and blows right over it: czcams.com/video/-TmJjjx1B0w/video.html
@@pam0626 Thank you for the suggestion. Just watched entire videon and I actually liked it. Gwyneth was nothing compared to this lady.
@@pam0626 I loved that interview between the 2😊 Gwyn did a phenomenal job😁Thanks for the link!!
There’s a reason why some celebs don’t do that much interviews. Because most interviewers are idiots, they often interrupt their interviewee, and just do these kind of interviews to profit off of their celeb interviewees' names.
White people love to see the silver lining in a person of color's dark cloud but hate to see anyone even suggest they whine from their podium of Olympus. And they won't ever change.
Love the honesty that viola brings. Didn’t like the interviewers style. This interview would have benefited from a more seasoned interviewer.
Viola is the most realist Actress out here. So many black women, including myself, look up to her. We are so proud of you Viola. So very proud.
Viola is an inspiration to all races, she is amazing.
I am grateful for the rawness of this interview. Many peoples commented on Tina as not getting it or getting what Viola was stating. The reality is that she couldn’t get it because she doesn’t have the entire awareness to know the fullness of Viola as a person. Hence the reason why she directed those questions into areas that didn’t entirely embody the truth of what was being conveyed. That rawness was necessary in both Tina and Viola. So it can reveal what needs to be healed right in conversation. Tina demonstrated what many people would display when they have no real awareness but desire to learn, and Viola demonstrated the voice that we all must hear so we are capable of breaking down barriers in newer narratives so everyone can learn. Therefore if Tina didn’t ask it the way she was being her authentic self, we wouldn’t have gotten those raw responses from Viola. This was purposeful and necessary. I loved it
Well, articulated.
I needed to hear this today
Great ingredients but a truly terrible cook in the shape of the interviewer. Whilst this was brilliant there was so much more bubbling beneath the surface
Candie interviewer is emotionally detached like most white women when issues touch the intricate part of intersection. No matter how articulate Viola is, she is talking to a pain free robot.
I yelled “Shut the Hell Up!!!!” To the interviewer the entire interview. Damn! This would have been SO Good had I been able to hear ALL Viola had to say. Viola is Exquisite! She will definitely make the change that needs to happen. SO Grateful For Her. Thank You Queen. Thank You!
An interview of this depth, that touched on poverty, Jim Crow, the lack of funding for ALL stories, deserved so much more apathy and curiosity than what this interviewer was able to provide. She was shallow and undeserving of such a hallowed narrative. I wish I could be the one talking to Viola! So many nuggets to be received by an interviewer and this woman was as empty and unemotional as they come. I was CRINGING at how obsessed the colonizer was (as most white women and men of affluence are) with the black struggle. Ugh.
Sofie, the interviewer came into this interview as if she was in National geographic, she soulless she is clueless and more importantly she is too old to empathize because like old white females, they are like "what's the big deal ". I jumped here from the essence talk. it struck me that black women are free when they don't have to articulate pain like this because the whole room shares a degree of it.
Exactly, that's what I was thinking the entire time. The obsession with her trauma is entertaining to them.
They don't want to hear about the evil they have contributed too, at the end of the day, most WP don't care...
They are learning. Dialogue is everything
This comment right here. Nailed it.
Viola, thank you for being the embodying definition of a strong, beautiful, sexy, classy, natural, courageously fierce black woman!!! Thank you for sharing your history and passion with us. I love everything you do! I think you are a remarkable artist and person. I have deep admiration for you sista.
Tina, hopefully from this experience you will grow as an interviewer. The main thing you missed the mark on: You didn’t truly LISTEN to Mrs. Viola and simply RESPOND to her. You can’t be so wrapped up in hitting your questions like an emotionless robot. My suggestion: Ask a question, then fluidly go where the interviewee leads you, and if that is in a direction that is different than your proposed next question, know that it is okay, because we the viewers want to feel the organic flow of the interview rather than the rigidity of an interviewer just rattling off a list of disconnected questions for the sake of it. Just keep practicing, I’m sure you’ll do better next time.
The interviewer needs work. Her questions and tone boarder on condescension and insensitivity. She should challenge her defenses.
The Interviewer totally blew this. SMH🤔.
Viola, Thank you my sister for rising above immense adversity, sharing your life/heart, pain and achievements with ALL us🙏🙏🙏
Thank you Viola Davis! So much was said in such a short time span. I am going to share this with another actress who is striving for success in the industry. In our conversation this past Sunday I said some if the same things Mrs. Davis said. I too am encouraged, inspired and through this post strengthened by Viola Davis' story. She spoke the truth.
Strong black woman. Something every little girl should see. I’m an adult and this inspired me. Thank you for sharing your testimony again!
She is an amazing actress and an amazing speaker!!
Oprah is who she is because she learned to LISTEN!
Beatriz Jesus who are you referring to? Seems you misunderstood the reference. 😑
I was referring to the interviewer.
Watched Oprah this morning and the camera was focused on her rather than the boy she was supposedly interviewing, she interrupted him too. I think Tina is patiently listening for most of this, Viola Davis is Oprah, in the sense that she’s a personality that owns the room and
@@nadiashireensiddiqi 🤣🤣🤣 U got to b joking right😒I dnt like Oprah, but she is way more capable in doing this interview more justice😐Ppl like u are delusional and petty with ur biases😏
Nadia Shireen Siddiqi I agree with you about Oprah. She has most of her fans thinking it’s her pure talent that got her where she is. Maybe in the beginning but, Oprah is not someone who really cares about the people she interviews. She does what will get her the most viewers and keep the money flowing.
I hate when ppl ask how u make it being in poverty... WTFFF... how your ppl slept at night owning humans and treating them like shit... YOU do what u need to do to survive smfh
XtremeSports Viola is a professional and VERY mature... Im NOT there yet.. #pray for me LOL
😂😂😂👏🏾
Love you Viola!
I have a really cool idea I want to see on screen, hearing Viola speak , is even more motivating to get it written and produced.
Tina Brown should have been better prepared for this dynamic women. Viola Davis is a treasure, a real person.
I loved this interview....she was raw n honest
This interview with Viola Davis fed my soul. I felt my voice was heard. Well spoken and meaty with the truth and experience of what it is to be a black woman. Thank you Viola Davis!!! And thanks to the interviewer who listen and didn’t tried to edit Viola in what she had to say.
An inspiring woman! Loved this interview
What a fantastic interview that went deep into Viola’s soul. The interviewer was shallow and did not connect with her story and that speaks to the power of Voila in still making this great! @tombilyeu pls bring Viola on your show.
Thank you for sharing parts of your journey, lady Viola!
I really enjoy this this video! Such a good job Viola! This was fantastic.
Appreciated Viola's candor and insights -- she spoke bravely on many topics others are afraid to speak about. This interview could've been much better if someone else had asked the questions. Tina Brown couldn't even pronounce Shonda Rhimes' name correctly (not because of her accent) and it didn't flow like a conversation because she stuck to her printed questions instead of listening and creating follow-up questions.
Incredible conversation...I was entranced...we love Viola...
i thought i was the only one who had issues with the interviewer. . just let her finish her thoughts. .
I absolutely Love this Woman!!!!!! Everything about her.
sigh this interviewer simply could not relate. Seemed like she was not actually listening or hearing what Viola was saying
Brilliant actor and so inspiring! Her authenticity, courage, and passion is the most compelling in the world.
The person who unlike this needs a serious awakening slap
Lionel Young Hopefully the down arrows were associated with the horrible interviewer and not the content of VDavis's comments.
Love this. Love Viola.
The interviewer is a funny cat. It’s like TMZ fed her these ‘HOT TOPIC’ questions for ratings. It’s always sexier to talk about slavery and poverty and drug use/abuse and illiteracy when it comes to these successful black actors pasts.
she was spoon fed tags for the clips. for her its a chore and its obvious. but that's what racism without the N word does for you.
So glad Viola Davis just took charge here ---- and spoke -- and made this SUCH a great interview. Viola is brilliant.
Viola Davis is an excellent actress but more importantly she is an extra ordinary person. God bless you
I so love you #ViolaDavis! Your beauty! Your Talent! Your ability to bring us into a story more impactfully than we may have intended to, Your reinvention of yourself in everything you do to make us proud! I pray your every success, because I believe you are still one of the most underrated actors in the world!
Detroit in the house.✅.... WSU student. Thanks for the shout out Ms. Viola Davis..much love🥰💯
I know this was a few years ago...but still 😁Thank you😊
This video getting attention again today on Twitter. Viola Davis has always been speaking about the moat important issues since a long time. Love this awesome lady 💪🏼👍🏽
I fucking love Viola for this!
Speak your truth with every breath!
If I only had her confidence...
This was so good!!
I’ve listened to this interview twice and I’ve no problem with this interviewer. Her job isn’t to empathize with Viola but to ask the questions that give the audience a better understanding of who Viola is and what she thinks. She had limited time to get through relevant questions about Viola’s childhood, surviving poverty, her career, and the Me Too Movement. You try doing that in less than 30 minutes with someone that has a lot to say. This is not an hour long sit down televised interview with Oprah for broadcast promoting an upcoming project. As was said, it was hit the hot topics people are talking about type of interview. You got really good answers, great sound bites, and an understanding of who Viola is and what motivates her. Tina’s job as a journalist and former magazine editor was done. We’ve grown so accustomed to watching bloggers and talk show hosts, that we’ve forgotten what journalistic interviews look and sound like. Tina wasn’t rude, she didn’t talk over Viola to interrupt her, but to keep the convo hitting relevant points before time ran out.
Never heard of Tina Brown before, but after watching this video, I know why.
She is so intelligent and well spoken.
now i know why i love the movie the woman king, her role portrays strong emotions and with all her soul
Who is this woman interviewing?! What kinds of questions are these?! How would she feel to see her father beat her mother, probably the same as any one else ...silly woman
Love this interview.
I still come here. Watching again from Kenya 🇰🇪
That interviewer is the worst
Viola, love for this lady, another queen!! She really interviewed herself, though. Thanks for this viewing possibility.
such a great human being!!! hope those who got a chance to listen and watch her learn something.....
Amazing woman a great role model!!! Thank you Viola Davis! Thank you
Viola is absolutely amazing.!
OMG her story of Ms. Cicely Tyson as the physical manifestation of her dream!!! Amazing and moving 🥰😍
Great video!! I love you Viola Davis!! ❤❤❤
Does anyone know were I can find this with Portuguese or Spanish subtitles? My mom doesnt know how to speak English and I think she would love this interview.
I love Viola. Seeing myself in her has been such a big thing to my self esteem, confidence and I hope myself and other dark black women knock down doors the way she does.
Viola Davis for President!
Absolutely ❤❤
Viola is such an amazing woman.
interviewer was soooo bad!!!
Sou brasileira. I do not speak English. Sou fã de Viola Davis. É a melhor atriz que já vi em ação. Seu talento atravessou fronteiras. Sua versatilidade e verdade, no que faz, são incríveis. Viva Viola!!!
this interviewer didnt care at. Miss Viola is EVERYTHING!
Viola Davis is extraordinary , confident and authentic.
Tina Brown. Tina. Brown. You didn’t know the gem you had in front of you and so you were completely incapable of engaging in an intimate other-centered interview that made room for the incomparable Viola Davis to really share her story with you. As a result, you asked questions like a PE teacher taking attendance right before the start of gym class and kidnapped from the audience what could have been a spectacular experience for all. What a lost opportunity. Viola Davis shine on queen 👑!
As someone once quoted “other people only understand from their level of perception". Sadly, Tina Brown was clueless and ill prepared. Well done Viola.
Ouch that last comment "We're going to go fund you forever!" A lot of reflection is required by the person who said that. Well done and hat's off to Viola for getting her message across anyway. Much love London, UK
I love this woman. Thank you Viola!
One minute in and I’m already amazed
This interviewer.... She asked her questions, then answered them for her. Maybe she was pressed for time? Trying to give her the benefit of the doubt here. Her interview style, her assumptions, and interruptions were annoying. It's like she already had an idea of who Viola Davis was, and she wasn't going to be wrong. But, I love VD's answers and grace.
Thank you so much Viola Davis you are significant to me!
she’s an actress & a preacher!
Viola Davis showed up for this interview. She was willing to go deep about things most don't talk about and the interviewer seemed to be hearing something entirely different. It's like when you're talking to someone and they are only thinking about what they are going to say next. This could have been an unbelievable conversation....on Viola's part it was, but geesh, this interviewer....ugh!
Gotta love this strong and intelligent woman. xxx Viola
She is an absolute inspiration!