Viola davis says that she is done doing love scenes unless her on-screen partner has a "big gut". Amy Poehler : “You don’t like doing love scenes?” Viola Davis : “I can’t stand them. I don’t like watching them, and I don’t like doing them.” “I finally told How... to Get Away with Murder, that I wasn’t doing any more love scenes unless they gave me a boyfriend with a big gut.” “Because then you’d actually have to write the scene. It wouldn’t just be about taking off a shirt and showing six-pack abs.” “I remember filming a scene with Billy Brown, and they had him walking around shirtless with perfect abs while we were trying to deliver dialogue.” “They even had him slapping a scrub brush against his hand like he was slapping my butt, and I kept thinking, ‘Please cut. Please cut.’ It was a nightmare.” “If you write someone with a gut,maybe it'll be about everything else. And then when they finally kiss, it's like something that's organically happening.show more

Okayyy, her point wasn’t really about the gut, it was about making the romance feel authentic.

But she’d would still need a guy with a big gut to make it feel authentic

I get her she wants it to look like a natural romance instead of a way for a director to make the show unnecessarily sexualised

Viola's priority: write a believable relationship. Hollywood's priority: abs. 😭

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I’m with her lol I don’t wanna see her in no sex scenes 😂 she’s such a decorated actress with conviction im not trying to see her have sex….especially with some white man. I bet shooting those scenes are awkward as hell for anyone

She's making a great point

She has a point because I always skip scenes, like it’s so uncomfortable to watch

Gratuitous sex- scenes added for shock value, run time or marketing is unnecessary. We don't need them . However, if one must sacrifice their art, I have my list of favorite actors ready.

Viola's point is actually pretty funny 😂. She wasn't saying people with abs can't be attractive—she was saying she wanted scenes that focused on genuine chemistry and storytelling instead of relying on shirtless physiques to carry the moment.

Viola Davis one of the top five Actors of our time. The (sexually enticing) attention grabbing ploys are not needed in her films. With the first word... you are there.

How to get away with murder should have had a great ending. Her looking into the camera explaining how she did them or manipulated other people who did them

Ft Amy Poehler x @violadavis x Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Viola said it perfectly. If the guy has a big gut they actually have to write a real scene instead of just flexing abs.

I understand sis

Henry Cavill told y'all. They don't add anything to the storyline. Just scrap them off. It's lazy writing.

We haven’t forgotten how we were introduced to Nate…😂

Love scenes don't add to the movie's storyline unless it's a porno.

I get it. The sex scenes are always so damn random & awkward in film & tv

Who tf wants to see that gorilla in a love scene 😂

Same here Annalise. I don’t like to watch them. I don’t like to read them Nothing

Did you really have to write down everything she said??🤔 You should have just posted the video on its own!!

She shouldn’t even be acting lobe scenes anymore

She was trying to point out that reality doesn't match the fake imagery.

What all these long transcrip for bots?

it's nice when adults walk into a room.

Her intimate scene with Liam Neeson in Widows was actually very tasteful and poignant

Big gut or no love scene

Please give us guys with guts! If what we’re watching on screen is two people in love, those bodies come in all sizes. Also, attractive bodies can include bodies with guts.

Queen! Normalize middle aged women talking about sexuality without stigma.

I completely agree with her we all adults we all have had sex they are tryna sell the sex not the romance or the story

That's a brilliant point she's making

Viola Davis dropping absolute wisdom here! Hollywood replacing actual chemistry and scriptwriting with gratuitous six-packs has made love scenes so dry and formulaic. Demand organic storytelling over aesthetic tropes!

Pretty sure everybody agrees that viola davis shouldn’t be in any sex scenes 🤢

@violadavis you’re smart! gotta hand it to you 👏🏾 that actually sounds soooo interesting! 🤔