Academy Award winner Viola Davis is preparing for the series premiere of her new ABC show "How to Get Away With Murder" and spoke to BuzzFeed about making the transition from film to television. In the new show by network darling Shonda Rimes, Davis stars as criminal law professor Annalise Keating, and it’s exactly the type of role the actress was looking to play. "After a while you get tired of being the third girl from the left," she told BuzzFeed:

You feel like you want a role that’s going to be worthy of your talent," she said. "And that’s why, when [How to Get Away With Murder] came along, I’m like, ‘OK, I want those types of roles. I want the flashy roles. I want to be No. 1 on the call sheet.’ I feel that I’ve worked long enough and hard enough that I deserve that. Yes, in film, you do get a lot of supporting roles, as an actor of color. You do. And I feel like, now, I want the flash!"

The new show premieres on September 25th.