Viola Davis is one of the greatest actresses of our time. Period.

Well I'm supposed to do this monologue for class. Guess who feels self-conscious now...

It has been officially announced that Denzel Washington will be directing, and starring in a film adaptation of Fences alongside Viola Davis! Guys, she may finally get her Oscar!!

man, just give her the Oscar.

This was the first time I saw Viola Davis work. She completely knocked me out. I cannot watch this without completely losing it. Please be aware, that since this was the Tony awards, she had to show up ready to do this scene. No warming up with the previous scene. She is an amazing talent.

GUH....GUH...GURRRL!!!!! Now this is a MASTER ACTOR MOMENT! She brought that message home in a cthonic way!

This scene is absolutely amazing. They are both incredible and deserve the Oscar for the movie version. Bravo!!!

dont even no what this about. but hell im crying with Ms. Davis

Six years later, Oscar winner! Much deserved!

Viola Davis is one of the greatest actors of all time. My goodness, she is amazing. Just speechless watching her here. I can't even imagine what it would have been like to see this live.

Now THAT'S acting!!! WOW!

The finest piece of acting you can ever witness. You can watch the film over and over again and never tire of it.

This is exactly the kind of audience an actor wants. The audience is right there feeling it with them.

Man these two... powerful performances...can't wait

This scene in the movie is so intense. Hell I thought I was Rose for a minute.

I'm sitting here and crying.

When I saw this movie and saw this scene, I started shaking, the tears started streaming down my face, I uttered "WOW" and I knew, in all my heart, that Viola was going to win the Oscar. I am almost 50 and I think this is the MOST powerful acting scene I have ever scene and might ever see.

I was researching viola for her role in how to get away with murder and I saw that she was in this play. just so happened that I finished this play in English yesterday! her role in this play just supports the fact that viola is so talented... amazing job viola 😭👏🏼💜

She won the Oscar!!! Well-deserved!!!

Oh. My. God. Her performance is amazing. Has me in tears.

People rarely clap in the theatre so they don't distract the actors but you just couldn't help but applaud this riveting performance by Ms. Keating

WOW! "Planted myself inside you and waited to bloom." DAMN!!!

I been standing with you! I been right here with you,Troy. I got a life too. I gave 18 years of my life to stand in the same spot with you. Don’t you think I ever wanted other things? Don’t you think I had hopes and dreams? What about my life? What about me? Don’t you think it ever crossed my mind to want to know other men? That I wanted to lay up somewhere and forget about my responsibilities? That I wanted someone to make me laugh so I could feel good? You not the only one who’s got wants and needs. But I held on to you, Troy. I took all my feelings, my wants and needs, my dreams…and I buried them inside you. I planted a seed and waited and prayed over it. I planted myself inside you and waited to bloom. And it didn’t take me no 18 years to find out the soil was hard and rocky and it wasn’t never gonna bloom. But I held on to you, Troy, I held you tighter. You was my husband. I owed you everything I had. Every part of me I could find to give you. And upstairs in that room…with the darkness falling in on me…I gave everything I had to try and erase the doubt that you wasn’t the finest man in the world, and wherever you was going…I wanted to be there with you. Cause you was my husband. Cause that’s the only way I was gonna survive as your wife. You always talking about what you give…and what you don’t have to give. But you take too. You take…and don’t even know nobody’s giving!

Wow! I look forward to watching plays of this caliber with talented actors and a great script!

I can't wait to see this on Christmas this year. Two of my favorite actors.

now...i just looked at footage from the play and the movie trailer.....i got chills and tears....

mad at the audience for clapping in the middle of the scene. you can't take everyone everywhere

i think in a few years we will be asking for the academy to give her an oscar as much as we were for leo in recent past years....

wow what a scene, I saw the original many many years ago as part of a college project with james earl jones. Very powerful play.

Two of the greatest actors of all time one stage. We are very privledged indeed.

Theater is beautiful

ooou Jesus, she gives me chills. such a great actress!

I just finished reading the book. I love act 2 scene 1. Reminds me of why I left where i was ans started a new journey of finding me again.

I either cried tears of sorrow, or cried tears of joy and laughter, but I was always crying.

Ladies and gentlemen Ms Viola Davis!!!!

What an amazing performance by Viola Davis. After watching the movie I had to see some of the scenes from the play itself and she's as brilliant here as the movie.

I saw the movie but I think this version was much more powerful. Denzel is supporting in the play but the movie he is kind of the central focus

WOW! She even played Denzel against the wall, what a beast of an actress. Great work Viola Davis. And by the way , it doesnt matter if she doesnt win this shitty Oscar thing, as long as she gets hired for the good roles the next ten years and pay her well, I´m fine.

i love the audience's reactions lol

WELL I BEEN STANDING WITH YOU!. The first one liner to win an Oscar. This woman is awesome.

Yes. I love it! You are the best---Both of you! I swear this is the best mono,logue from Fences---No-one's better. I hope I do this good for my audition for Duke!

So powerful. I'm speechless.

I just watched the movie. Now I am watching this. Overwhelmed

My school just did a staged reading of this and it makes me appreciate my peers and the theatre we put on because when I tell you out Troy and out Rose were up to par with some professional theatre I am not being generous. There is so much talent all over and in the tiniest places and to be able to compare our tiny theatre with something of this caliber and have it stand on its own two feet is something amazing to be able to say.

I have no words to describe how much passion Viola Davis delivers here and every performance she makes.

Shout out to the education I had. Way back in HS or college, I never knew the impact and magnitude of this gem. Good God: won’t life do it. Classic ✨

This part of the movie made me tear up and the end when son&daughter sing the song😢

I know i am late but it took me this movie to wake up to Viola Davis' genius. I never knew she was such a powerful actress.

Oh my goodness I didn't know this was in theatre too. I'm in London UK and only got the chance to watch the movie. This is amazing thank you Denzel and Viola you are awesomely awesome... ALWAYS!!!

Viola Davis is life!!

she better win an oscar this time for the movie

I wish I could've seen this on Broadway. I hope one day I'm fortunate enough to see Viola on Broadway or on any other stage.

2:06 that walk tho... he still got it

What a scene!!!! 😮 👏 👏 👏

BRAVO, Viola and Denzel!

Masterclass.

That's acting, this clip should be shared in every acting school

best actress ever! what a performance!!!!!

Every breath every word was real ! WOW

This is one of the finest monologues I have ever seen. Amazing play/movie Viola Davis is extraordinary in the role of Rose

Denzel, a legend!!! From 📺's St Elsewhere to current, Mr. Washington is embedded in our ❤s!!!! Mrs. Davis has been well on her way with every script, she has touched. From Grace Glory 98, Jessie Stone, 2005, to Antwone Fisher, 2002, just to name a few. Ms. Viola is one of the best actresses to ever hit any sceen!!!!!! What an explosive duo, to have Denzel/Viola on stage!!!!!!!

This scene hits different after reading her book ❤

“You’re not the only one who got wants and needs”💯

Viola Davis trapped me in the chills and goosebumps all over me. Whew! Lost for words.... They all delivered above 10/10

This movie role was one of the most complex emotion role Viola Davis have ever played. You've to be an experience actress to take on a role as this. One of the best acting I've ever seen in the (movie version.)

This man is too much like my dad. WTF

Yo I can’t get over this play/movie. Am I the only one who thinks this is Denzels best performance?

2:05 gahdamn that denzel walk is just so cold jeez

Somebody anybody put this on DVD...Please please please!

When an arbitrary scene in a play brings you to tears and makes you think about ur childhood, growing up, wverything you saw growing up, it suddenly isn’t just a scene in a play anymore but so much more than that

And how different her performance in the movie is, yet equally great. I don't know anyone else in her generation (or, god forbid, younger) who is on this level.

Real classical acting from the best.

My fave scene line on level with my only other fave scene and line that’s the colour purple when she leaves in the truck saying “Everything You've Done to Me, Already Done To You” 🎉

Whoa! I was holding my breath the entire time. Wow!

There is so much power in her. So raw and real and just breathtaking

It's the diction. The bodily commitment to character. The fixation of the eyes on character. The choices in pattern in text. Viola Davis' commitment to Acting is that of the Titans. Annalise Keating was borne of greatness.

Two amazing actors

This was amazing

What is with the clapping and shouting? You'd be asked to leave the theatre here in Ireland if you did that?!

just watching that short clip put tears in my eyes.

Damn she had me tearing up brilliant actress

This monologue is brilliant.

WOW! WOW! WOW!!!! MIND BLOWING WOW!!!

holyyyyyyyy shit. Viola Davis acting CIRCLES around Denzel, god gawd!

She's soooooo good! Love her!

The audience clapping as soon as she begins her power

Omg I can't breath. Viola Davis's performance power is unparalleled

That's powerful acting by both of them

Wow that lady was amazing , don’t even know the play but gonna go try find it now.

I can't believe this play existed & I never knew.

2:06 When Denzel walks like that, you KNOW some shit's about to go down!

I can't imagine the emotional strength needed to do this scene night after night 😥

Oscar performance! period.

Best. Bravo ✊🏿🌷✊🏿. Watching from Nairobi, KENYA.

Absolutely riveting. Difficult to look away.

She killed it. One of the best ever

And that ladies and gentleman is an Oscar Winning performance, by 2 of the very best.

I did not see the play but her performance in the movie was excellent. So was Denzel's.

This is the best acting I seen from her. SN: I want to see this after this clip.

Viloa is so great there nothing you can say. She is the best actress.