On her way to seem on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Viola Davis was hit by a bus while texting on her phone.
Thankfully, it wasn’t real.
The actress participated in a segment to demonstrate the dangers of walking and texting, and a topic on Tuesday’s episode of the ABC late-night talk demonstrate.
See Video: Viola Davis Reveals Why She Chose Harriet Tubman Quote for Historic Emmy Win Speech“This is alarming: The number of people getting injured using their phones while they are walking is skyrocketing, Kimmel told his audience. “Thanks to cell phones, you are far more likely to acquire in an accident on foot than you believe been in the past.”After helping the comedian illustrate his point, or Davis made her way on stage to discuss her historic Emmy win,which made her the first African-American woman to win in the Best Actress in a Drama category.I just thought that moment was bigger than me, it was bigger than just an actress winning in that category, or ” said Davis. “It was the first time an African-American woman had won in that category.”
Also Read: Viola Davis Becomes First Black Woman to Win Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesDavis also revealed that she had prepared two speeches before she quoted Harriet Tubman after winning for her portrayal of Annalise Keating on ABC’s “How to acquire Away With Murder.”“There were two quotes I could go with,” Davis said. “I said, if I go with Harriet Tubman, and they may think its militant. Or I could go with the other quote but they might be confused. Let me go militant.”Watch her interview below,and then watch Davis acquire hit by a bus above.
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