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" I think if we give kids a break in education, we would have fewer crimes being committed. If we keep them on track, they know that they have options. It's important for me because, you know, my life would've been different had I not had the education that I had. "

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Octavia Spencer

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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. "

" I'm not trying to be a different weight. I want to be a different body type so that I'm not an apple. I just want to be a pear! "

" I like a person who knows how to say something dark at a very dark moment. The darker the moment and the darker the comic, the better. Something that is so wrong on all levels. "

" My mom always told me I could do or be anything I dared to dream, and I always wanted to work in the movie industry. "

" It may sound funny, but it's true: I tried to put myself through the 12-step program. I didn't want to attend a real meeting; my role didn't really require that, and I feel those meetings are sort of sacred, and they're anonymous for a reason. I tried to deal with some of my love of snacks - and I relapsed a lot. "

" I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act. "

" Weight issues, race issues will always be there and if you allow them to get to you and you allow them to affect you then yes they affect you. But my thing is I have so many other things to worry about I can't worry about other people's perception of me. "

" The statement that I made and that I think I will continue to make is that racism and bigotry isn't just relegated to the Southern region; it permeates the history of our nation. It's not to say that we haven't made progress. Obviously we have with our first African American president, and I never thought that would happen in my lifetime. "

" No person is just one particular emotion. "

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

" What I love about Tadashi is that he isn't a designer that designs only for a double-zero. He designs for double-Ds, you know? Women of all shapes and sizes can wear him. "

" If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful, and worthy. "

" You would not believe that Paula Patton and I have the same trainer. "

" The worst is when I know I'm going to have to cry in a scene. "

" To be silent is to be passive. "

Octavia Spencer

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Passive

" If you come out of the gate with a finger pointed, then you really aren't opening the door to any sort of resolution to whatever the problem may be. Whether it's about race or sexual orientation or religion, if you can't empathize with the opposing party, then you can't really meet in the middle. "

" I've seen too many sunrises, as far as the walk of shame, staying out too late doing very bad things. "

" I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes. "

" If a great role comes along, and you are too tall to play it, then I think the role is too small for your talents. "

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

" When you see results, you start to wonder, 'What would happen if I had oatmeal instead of sausage for breakfast?' You start to eat better because you feel better. "

" You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow. And as an actor, you don't become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged. And unfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles. "

" 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

" I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been seen. When you are in big funny movies and they do well and your little part in it kind of explodes people perceive you as a comedian. "

" I'm definitely neurotic. I don't cross streets and stuff. "

" The first time I saw E.T., the actual image of an alien, and he was so sweet-looking. I wanted him. I wanted E.T. "

Octavia Spencer

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First Time

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