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Viola Davis breathes life into damn near every role shes cast in.
Its no wonder, then, that Michael Jordan needed her forAir.
So he had an ultimatum: no Annalise Keating, no movie.
He talked about his mother.
It was the first time I saw this look cross his face.
It was a look of reverence, of awe, of love, and gratitude, and innocence.
He said, None of this would have ever happened without my mother.
I said, Who would you like to play your mom?
He said, Well, it has to be Viola Davis.
J.Los hubby compared snagging Davis for the role to convincing Michael Jordan to join a team.
Thats like saying, Can I play basketball on your court?
Yeah, if you get Michael Jordan, he described the tough get.
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