--- title: TIme 100: Viola Davis Tells Her Daughter Not to Apologize description: Watch a video of Viola Davis's inspirational message for daughter and all women at the 2017 TIME 100 gala. canonical: https://time.com/4755172/viola-davis-time-100-gala-stop-apologizing/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-26T01:24:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-07-21T07:15:02.100Z og:title: Viola Davis on Why She's Telling Her Daughter to Stop Apologizing: 'We Need to Step Into Our Power' og:description: Davis opened up on the TIME 100 Gala red carpet og:url: https://time.com/4755172/viola-davis-time-100-gala-stop-apologizing/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4fe177a34762bd16/6988ca9d196cf4310003fd54/viola-davis-time-100-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1707 og:image:height: 960 og:image:alt: Landon Nordeman for TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Viola Davis on Why She's Telling Her Daughter to Stop Apologizing: 'We Need to Step Into Our Power' twitter:description: Davis opened up on the TIME 100 Gala red carpet twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4fe177a34762bd16/6988ca9d196cf4310003fd54/viola-davis-time-100-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Viola Davis on Why She's Telling Her Daughter to Stop Apologizing: 'We Need to Step Into Our Power' > Sponsored content. 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Landon Nordeman for TIME by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Apr 26, 2017 1:24 AM UTC [Viola Davis](http://time.com/4744314/viola-davis-time-100-video/) said there’s a piece of advice she’s been giving to her daughter lately: “Stop apologizing.” On the TIME 100 Gala red carpet Tuesday, Davis said: “We’re at this huge point in our lives in history where we need to step into our power and not give it over to anyone or apologize for it…and understand that in whatever we do. We deserve to be there and we deserve to have a voice.” The [regular accolade-collector](http://time.com/4744314/viola-davis-time-100-video/) is known for supplying the internet with some of the most emotionally rich inspirational viral speeches. So it was no surprise that the _Fences_ actor hit the event with a message to deliver to women, who she says are at a pivotal moment. 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