Viola Davis Thoughts On Cruel Criticism As Michelle Obama
Viola Davis received a lot of criticism of her portrayal of Michelle Obama, ‘incredibly hurtful’ said Viola
the actress started as former first lady in Showtime’s The First Lady, which premiered April 17
the show received not so good critics, where as social media had issue with how she pursed her lips to play Obama
these are some of the comments on the show by the critics ‘unnecessary and border-line insulting,’ and ‘so bad it’s baffling’
she admits ‘it’s hard to ‘move on from the hurt, from failure’ and calls this criticism an ‘occupational hazard’
viola told the media obama is so well known and beloved, so its “almost impossible” to play her role exactly the same
‘But ultimately I feel like it is my job as a leader to make bold choices. Win or fail it is my duty to do that.’ -viola
viola had ‘anxiety’ and ‘stress’ over playing Michelle, due to the high expectations that come with portraying a person beloved by so many said the producer of the show
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