*When it comes to role regrets, Viola Davis says there’s one film that she’s not satisfied with… and it may surprise fans of the hit drama.
The acclaimed actress recently told the New York Times in a reader-sourced Q&A that she’s not satisfied with her role as Aibileen Clark in the 2011 film “The Help.”
“Have I ever done roles that I’ve regretted? I have, and The Help is on that list,” she told the Times.
Directed and written by Tate Taylor and adapted from Kathryn Stockett’s 2009 novel of the same name, the film recounts the story of young aspiring journalist Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan and her relationship with two black maids, Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson, during the Civil Rights Movement in 1963 Jackson, Mississippi. In an attempt to become a legitimate writer, Skeeter decides to write a book from the point of view of the maids.
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“I just felt that at the end of the day that it wasn’t the voices of the maids that were heard,” Davis said. “I know Aibileen. I know Minny. They’re my grandma. They’re my mom. And I know that if you do a movie where the whole premise is, I want to know what it feels like to work for white people and to bring up children in 1963, I want to hear how you really feel about it. I never heard that in the course of the movie.”
Davis stressed that her regrets have nothing to do with her overall experience working on “The Help” or with the ensemble cast, including Jessica Chastain, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone.
“The friendships that I formed are ones that I’m going to have for the rest of my life,” she said. “I had a great experience with these other actresses, who are extraordinary human beings. And I could not ask for a better collaborator than Tate Taylor.”
“The Help” was a critical and commercial success, grossing $216 million in worldwide box office.
Read Davis’ full Q&A in the New York Times.
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