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" I think that young women and little girls need to see that they don't have to be the damsel in distress. They don't have to not show their strength. They don't have to be whatever the stereotype is or the tropes that we go to in our minds. "

Octavia Spencer

Women

Little Girls

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" I will live in TV Land watching 'Columbo.' I also like my 'Forensic Files,' all of that true crime. "

" There's so much bigotry that needs to be overcome. "

" 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. "

" The misperception about the South is that everybody is racist, and all black people are victims, that what was prevalent in the '60s is only relegated to the South. "

" Be happy in your own skin. "

" Life is too short, and I need to eat. I am my meanest when I haven't had a meal. "

Octavia Spencer

I Am

Short

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

" If more women ate, they would be a lot happier. Let me tell you, I am a lot grumpier when I don't eat. "

" To be silent is to be passive. "

Octavia Spencer

Silent

Passive

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

" You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny, and hope that whatever your art is that you're putting out there, if it's received, great, I respect you for receiving it. If it's not received, great, I respect you for not. "

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

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

" I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest. "

" I love working with kids and seeing the light come on when they realize they are smart. It's so beautiful to watch. "

" My hat's off to Shonda Rhimes. "

Octavia Spencer

Hat

Off

" 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. "

" I was an intern on a film called 'The Long Walk Home.' "

" As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops. "

" 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. "

" What surprised me about the Oscars was how familiar it was - because you're in the room with all these people that have inspired you from your childhood to adulthood in the film industry. It feels like you've known them all of your life. "

Octavia Spencer

Childhood

Film

" 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 think my role, I want to have a presence both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. So I can't say on one particular thing, so I'll just name them all. I'll be the jack of all trades and hopefully decent at one of them. "

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

" 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. "

" 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

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