Show Clip - Fences - "What About My Lif?"

Viola Davis is one of the greatest actresses of our time. Period.

Well I'm supposed to do this monologue for class. Guess who feels self-conscious now...

man, just give her the Oscar.

It has been officially announced that Denzel Washington will be directing, and starring in a film adaptation of Fences alongside Viola Davis! Guys, she may finally get her Oscar!!

GUH....GUH...GURRRL!!!!! Now this is a MASTER ACTOR MOMENT! She brought that message home in a cthonic way!

This is exactly the kind of audience an actor wants. The audience is right there feeling it with them.

This scene is absolutely amazing. They are both incredible and deserve the Oscar for the movie version. Bravo!!!

This was the first time I saw Viola Davis work. She completely knocked me out. I cannot watch this without completely losing it. Please be aware, that since this was the Tony awards, she had to show up ready to do this scene. No warming up with the previous scene. She is an amazing talent.  

mad at the audience for clapping in the middle of the scene. you can't take everyone everywhere

Now THAT'S acting!!! WOW!

Six years later, Oscar winner! Much deserved!

Viola Davis is one of the greatest actors of all time. My goodness, she is amazing. Just speechless watching her here. I can't even imagine what it would have been like to see this live.

dont even no what this about. but hell im crying with Ms. Davis

This scene in the movie is so intense. Hell I thought I was Rose for a minute.

People rarely clap in the theatre so they don't distract the actors but you just couldn't help but applaud this riveting performance by Ms. Keating

The finest piece of acting you can ever witness. You can watch the film over and over again and never tire of it.

I been standing with you! I been right here with you,Troy. I got a life too. I gave 18 years of my life to stand in the same spot with you. Don’t you think I ever wanted other things? Don’t you think I had hopes and dreams? What about my life? What about me? Don’t you think it ever crossed my mind to want to know other men? That I wanted to lay up somewhere and forget about my responsibilities? That I wanted someone to make me laugh so I could feel good? You not the only one who’s got wants and needs. But I held on to you, Troy. I took all my feelings, my wants and needs, my dreams…and I buried them inside you. I planted a seed and waited and prayed over it. I planted myself inside you and waited to bloom. And it didn’t take me no 18 years to find out the soil was hard and rocky and it wasn’t never gonna bloom. But I held on to you, Troy, I held you tighter. You was my husband. I owed you everything I had. Every part of me I could find to give you. And upstairs in that room…with the darkness falling in on me…I gave everything I had to try and erase the doubt that you wasn’t the finest man in the world, and wherever you was going…I wanted to be there with you. Cause you was my husband. Cause that’s the only way I was gonna survive as your wife. You always talking about what you give…and what you don’t have to give. But you take too. You take…and don’t even know nobody’s giving!

She won the Oscar!!! Well-deserved!!!

Man these two... powerful performances...can't wait

WOW! "Planted myself inside you and waited to bloom." DAMN!!!