Viola Daviscouldn’t be more thrilled to be portraying former First LadyMichelle Obamain the Showtime seriesFirst Ladies.
While she’s excited about the role, she’s also intimidated.
The woman is a damn goddess.
Everybody knows her, everybody feels like they want to protect her.
Here’s the thing: I’m just going to do the best I can."
She explained, “She’s that cool.”
The actressrecently made Oscars historyas the most-nominated Black actress ever.
“But here’s the biggest thing: I wanna honor her,” she explained.
“I wanna honor her with this portrayal because that’s what drama is.
That’s what we do as actors, we want to honor the human being.
We don’t want to give a portrayal that isn’t easy for people to swallow.”
As nervous as Davis may be, though, she’s not the only one intimidated.
Obama said that she is honored to have someone like Davis immortalizing her on screen.
“I feel thatI’mnot worthy,” Obama toldET.
