1. viola - Noun
2. viola - Interjection
3. Viola - Proper noun
A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets.
An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe difference between a violin and a viola is that a viola burns longer. Victor Borge
The viola is the saddest of all instruments. John Cale
II know very, very little about the ukulele, but I actually grew up playing the viola from 4th grade through high school. Kris Allen
I loved doing Shakespeare. My two favorite roles, in fact, have been Viola in Twelfth Night and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Blythe Danner
I don't just want to be a cute girl in a comedy or the actress who just does the same thing over and over again. I want to play roles that are distinct. I want to have a more varied career like actresses Viola Davis or Angela Bassett - those are the people that I grew up watching and admiring. Naturi Naughton
I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so surprising and so exhilarating, the kinds of projects she takes on. Marion Cotillard as well. Lupita Nyong'o