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" 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. "

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Love

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" People want to see something that isn't necessarily somebody walking around in a superhero costume. "

" The fact that women are very young in obtaining their civil rights and African-Americans are young in obtaining their civil rights, I think it's about time that we extend that to all Americans, whether straight, gay, purple, green, black, brown. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Hollywood is strange in and of itself. People dress up and pretend to be other people, and you can either make millions of dollars, or no money. It's odd. "

Octavia Spencer

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You

" I'm dyslexic, and it takes me longer to memorize and to embody the character so I can really own it. "

Octavia Spencer

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Own

" I probably wanted to be Pam Grier growing up. "

" 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'm a woman who eventually will get married and have kids - adopted at this point - but I see myself with a family and less time to commit to wanting to be a lead character. "

" 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. "

" The pace of television is very different from film. "

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

" I gravitate to the roles, not necessarily television or film. It's just the fact that, for me, the most interesting roles have been in television. "

Octavia Spencer

Fact

Television

" We as women have a voice and we are decision makers in what film to see. We always support our boyfriends and husbands by going to see the male dominated films, but we don't compel them to see films with female casts. "

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

" I am an advocate of education. It is the panacea for all that ails us in our society. "

Octavia Spencer

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Society

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

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

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

" 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! "

" When we don't have all the details about our characters, we have to make it up to fill in all the details. So, for me, writing and acting go hand in hand. "

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

" There is so much art can do to enlighten people, no matter what their views might be. If art can't go there or doesn't elevate the social consciousness in some way, then we are in peril. "

" Angry or not. It's a human emotion. But you can't walk around being angry all the time. What a dull person you'd have to be! "

" I think the paradigm is shifting with regard to women and what we bring to the industry. I feel very blessed. "

" 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. "

" I'm thrilled I got to work with James Ponsoldt, who is going to make his mark on this industry. "

" Needless to say, I would have loved to have been a black belt instead of actually just wearing one to hold up my pants! "