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" I wanted to write about the things that I love. "
Octavia Spencer
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" My family supported me before any of this crazy notion of moving out to Hollywood and staking my claim. That support has never waned. "
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" The most I like about cooking is eating what someone else has cooked. "
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" Will Smith would not be Worldwide Will Smith if he had not insisted on going worldwide and touring with his films. You have to build that audience for people and allow for it to happen. "
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" 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. "
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" I was an intern on a film called 'The Long Walk Home.' "
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" I think success happens when it's supposed to and when you can appreciate it. I am grateful that it didn't happen for me at 22 or 23. I would've been foolish enough to think that we're all entitled to it, instead of it being the divine blessing that it is. "
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" Life is too short, and I need to eat. I am my meanest when I haven't had a meal. "
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" I am not maternal at all. I don't have any kids. "
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" It was never easy being Cicely Tyson. And it will not be easy being Octavia or Viola Davis. "
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" I like to read, even though it was really tough, because I could go anywhere in the world in a book, and I could have so many adventures in a book. "
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" I think diversity is something that should be celebrated because it's who we are as a world, and little kids need to be able to turn on the TV and see real-world representations of themselves. It's very important. "
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" 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. "
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" There's so much bigotry that needs to be overcome. "
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" When my car broke down in L.A., nobody stopped. They just kept whizzing by. "
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" The worst is when I know I'm going to have to cry in a scene. "
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" Let me tell you, my career went from zero to 900. Its hard keeping up with that pace, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world. "
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" 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. "
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" If more women ate, they would be a lot happier. Let me tell you, I am a lot grumpier when I don't eat. "
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" 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. "
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" Christian Louboutin, I love you, but honey, please! But when you have this much weight, you've got to give us a little platform. Sorry! The shoes are stunning though. An ounce of pain, it's worth it. "
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I Love You
Love
Sorry
" If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating! "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" We always think that we're going to be young forever, and now when I wake up, I need to stretch, and I need to have my glass of water and be cognizant of what I'm doing with my body. "
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" 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. "
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" I have a great team at WME. "
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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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" 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. "
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" As we women know, there are so many other hurdles that we have to cross that I would love it if we could stop having the race conversation so that we can get women further on. You know, a female president now that we have an African American president. Maybe we can get an Asian female, a gay person? "
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" I think the paradigm is shifting with regard to women and what we bring to the industry. I feel very blessed. "
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