The Most Powerful Quotes About #TimesUp on the Golden Globes Red Carpet

Hollywood's brightest stars are taking a stand at the 2018 Golden Globes. Not only are men and women wearing black in solidarity with the Time's Up movement, but actresses including Michelle Williams and Meryl Streep are bringing activists such as #MeToo founder Tarana Burke as their dates. That means red carpet interviews not about who or what the celebs are wearing, but why they're wearing what they're wearing. Click through to see what the stars have said about the Time's Up initiative at the Globes. (Photos via Frazer Harrison/Getty + Christopher Polk/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty)

Viola Davis: "I think it's a coming out. You know, it's all of these women just embracing their authentic voices and standing in solidarity with each other," Davis told NBC's Al Roker. "One of the things I want to express to the public: I think people feel like Hollywood could be out of touch at times. But for me, I'm here because I hear the voices of women who said 'me too,' which, one of them was me. I hear those people who are nameless, faceless every day who don't have a platform to talk about their sexual assault and rape, and I hear those voices. … It's like someone says, there's no prerequisites to worthiness. You're born worthy and I think that's a message a lot of women need hear. The women who are still in silence because of trauma, shame due to the assault. They need to understand that it's not their fault. That's my message tonight." (Photo via Frazer Harrison/Getty)

Lena Waithe: "Black is important because it gives us the opportunity to show that we are all one," Waithe told The New York Times' Cara Buckley. "It's not just about sexual harassment. It's also about ending homophobia, racism. No one should have to suffer in the workplace for pursuing her dream." (Photo via Frederick M. Brown/Getty)

Reese Witherspoon: "We're here to stand up for all women and men who have been silenced by abuse and harassment and discrimination within their industries," Witherspoon told Ryan Seacrest. "Not just Hollywood. All industries." (Photo via Frederick M. Brown/Getty)

Eva Longoria: "We wear black to say 'Time's up,' on this imbalance of power. And we're also here to honor the women who came out originally, who really kicked the door open for this conversation to even happen," Longoria told Ryan Seacrest. "You know, Asia Argento, Rosanna Arquette, Ashley Judd, Olivia Munn, Salma Hayek. I mean, these women were so brave, and we're just building upon their message and their work." (Photo via Frederick M. Brown/Getty)

Kerry Washington: "It's not about wearing black," Washington told New York Times reporter Cara Buckley. "The Globes were happening and we were doing all the organizing and we could not be here and not address it. It's not just a Hollywood issue. It's a problem across the board." (Photo via George Pimentel/WireImage)

Debra Messing: "I am wearing black to thank and honor all of the brave whistleblowers who came forward and shared their stories of harassment and assault and discrimination," she told E! News red carpet host Giuliana Rancic. "To stand in solidarity with my sisters all over the globe. And I'm here to celebrate the rollout of this initiative, Time's Up. We want diversity, we want intersectional gender parity, we want equal pay. I was so shocked to hear E! doesn't believe in paying their female co-host the same as their male co-host. … I miss Catt Sadler, so we stand with her. And that can change tomorrow." (Photo via Frazer Harrison/Getty)

Yvonne Strahovski: "With the Women's March and now this, it really feels like a revolution is taking place," she told the New York Times' Cara Buckley. "Although it's not going to solve all the problems, I'm proud to be here and to be part of it today." (Photo via Frazer Harrison/Getty)

Meryl Streep, accompanied by Ai-jen Poo, the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance: "I think that people are aware now of a power imbalance," Streep told Ryan Seacrest. "It's something that leads to abuse. It's led to abuse in our own industry and it's led to abuse across the domestic workers' field of work. It's in the military. It's in Congress. It's everywhere. And we want to fix that! And we feel sort of emboldened in this particular moment to stand together in a thick black line." (Photo via Frazer Harrison/Getty)

Alison Brie: "It's important to me to stand with all of the women who have come forward about their own experiences with sexual harassment and abuse. I am so in awe of them and their bravery," Brie told Giuliana Rancic. "And it's important to me to stand with those who don't feel like they have a voice, and to represent them here tonight. … We talk about wearing black tonight — it could be construed as a somber color, but actually, the atmosphere is so celebratory. It's so empowering." (Photo via Frazer Harrison/Getty)

Michelle Williams, accompanied by #MeToo activist Tarana Burke: "You know why we're here? We're here because of Tarana," Williams told Ryan Seacrest. "You may think we're here because I was nominated for something but that's really not the case. We're here because Tarana started a movement and she planted a seed years ago and it's grown and caught fire. She started the #MeToo movement. … I thought I would have to raise my daughter to learn how to protect herself in a dangerous world and I think because of the work Tarana has done and the work I am learning how to do, we actually have the opportunity to hand our children a different world. I am moved beyond measure to be standing next to this woman; I have tears in my eyes and a smile on my face." Added Burke: "It's deeply humbling. This is something I started out of necessity and something that I thought my community needed and it's grown over the years, but I never could've envisioned it growing like this. But this moment is so powerful because we're seeing… collaboration between these two worlds that people don't usually put together and would most likely have us pitted against each other. It's really powerful to be on a red carpet tonight and for people like Michelle to be selfless enough to give their time so we can talk about our causes." (Photo via Christopher Polk/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty)