This week we\u2019re celebrating the recipient of Film at Lincoln Center\u2019s 48th Chaplin Award, one of America\u2019s preeminent actresses: Viola Davis, who has dazzled us for over three decades on the stage and the screen, and whose life story is as inspirational as her craft. \n\nA couple of days ago, I sat down with Davis to dig into some of the most memorable on-screen moments from her career, and how she shapes her formidable performances by being a keen observer of life. We discussed her iconic turns in Denzel Washington\u2019s Fences, Steve McQueen\u2019s Widows, Gina Prince-Bythewood\u2019s The Woman King, and some deeper cuts, like her early role in Steven Soderbergh\u2019s Out of Sight.