On Sunday evening, Viola Davis became the first African American woman to ever win an Emmy for best actress in a drama. During her heartfelt speech, the How to Get Away with Murder actress used a Harriet Tubman quote the brought her feelings all together. During an interview with the New York Times she clarifies what was meant by the quote as well as the backlash that came from General Hospital actress, Nancy Lee Grahn, for leaving her lasting impression on viewers. “If there has been any backlash, it’s that all people want to feel included in a speech. I know there has been some backlash with an actress who didn’t feel she was included,” she says. ” I don’t know that I want to say more about that.” The negativity stemming from such an honor is what Davis is trying not to focus on. “I’m feeling good! I usually go inside my head and start overthinking things whenever something good happens and talk myself out of the joy. But I haven’t done that this time,” she continues on about her feeling at the time of her name announcement. “I feel like I’ve gotten a really huge response that kind of surpassed the award. Just people admiring my speech makes me feel really good.” Find out more down bottom.