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" I should be married and have 19 kids. And now I'm thinking my eggs are dying on the shelf. They're going to go past their expiration date. But it's what I chose, so I'm fine with that decision. "

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" If a little black girl in Montgomery, Alabama, or some far-reaching region sees something that I do and aspires to do it one day with the knowledge that she can achieve it, then hey, my work is done. "

Octavia Spencer

Day

Knowledge

She

" My life is exactly the way it needs to be. "

" You just keep moving forward and doing what you do and hope that it resonates with people. And if it doesn't, you just keep moving on until you find a project that does. "

" It's been pretty effortless with Sensa because I am not thinking about how long do I need to do this. Usually, when you stop a diet program, you lose control again. But I don't need to stop what I'm doing. I'm eating everything that I like. Sensa just helps me keep it all in check. "

" I think if I weren't so squeamish, I would have been some sort of forensic analyst. And I can't do anything with a microscope, because then I start thinking about the world of germs around us. "

Octavia Spencer

World

Been

" As a kid, I was always very thin, and I kind of didn't know that I was skinny. "

" I have a great team at WME. "

" People think that I have this wonderful hourglass figure, but I owe that to designer Tadashi Shoji because he cuts for me really well. "

" I want to see more Asian. I want to see more Latin. I want more Indian. There's more than Mindy Kaling out there, guys! There's more than Bai Ling. "

" My family supported me before any of this crazy notion of moving out to Hollywood and staking my claim. That support has never waned. "

Octavia Spencer

Family

Crazy

" Every day that I live, I try to find the beauty in things. "

" If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence. "

Octavia Spencer

Unexpected

Sad

" You have to create your own path and I'm up to the challenge. "

" I want to be proactive in bringing about change and enlightening people. "

" Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind. "

" It baffles me that everything is so homogenized, because the world isn't, and yet we continue to support things that are so incredibly milquetoast. "

" There are so many more women and men who deserve opportunities. People of color. Period. "

" I don't have one role that I want to play. I guess... I want to be a producer. I want to be an activist. I want to be proactive in bringing about work for men, women, boys, girls, everybody who is good at what they do and deserve a shot at it. "

" My hat's off to Shonda Rhimes. "

Octavia Spencer

Hat

Off

" If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating! "

" I am not maternal at all. I don't have any kids. "

" I was a production assistant. I saw what people who are full of themselves are like - another reason not to lose your humility! I have a mouth on me so I wasn't the best P.A. "

" Women drive box office. "

" I'm not a fan of 'Gone With the Wind.' I didn't like the movie. I didn't like the book. "

Octavia Spencer

Gone

Wind

" We all have hourglass figures; your sand just settles in different places. "

" Do I feel that white directors have to tell only white stories? No. Do I feel that black filmmakers should only tell stories about black people? No. If we say that, then that means Asian people cannot write about anybody but Asians. I don't think a woman should only write about women. "

" I have tried every diet to lose weight. When you restrict yourself, you're setting yourself up for failure. "

" I have an affinity for the law. I like looking at the small type on contracts, and if I could have afforded law school, I probably would have gone. "

Octavia Spencer

Gone

Law

" I'll say that I don't think you can throw a stone and not come in contact with someone who knows someone or has problems with substance abuse. "

" When you give kids the tools necessary to change their destiny, it's really empowering. "