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" 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
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" 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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" 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. "
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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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" There are so few roles out there. And even if it is a film that could be led by a black actress, how many times is that film going to get funded? Let's just be real. But it's not just black people. It's Asians, it's Hispanic people if you're not Salma Hayek. It's hard. It's hard to get films funded. "
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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. "
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" I want to be proactive in bringing about change and enlightening people. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Yes, you want to do studio movies, but I also want to grow as an actor, and an actress like me is not going to get roles where you grow and evolve in a studio film. It's just not gonna happen. "
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" 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. "
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" As a kid, I was always very thin, and I kind of didn't know that I was skinny. "
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" If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful, and worthy. "
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" No person is just one particular emotion. "
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" I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part. "
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" 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. "
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" I was an intern on a film called 'The Long Walk Home.' "
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" I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist. And my reality is that we live in a multifaceted, multicultural world. And maybe once we stop labeling ourselves, then maybe everyone else will. "
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" I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes. "
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" I know I'm never going to be one of those size 2 actresses - that's just not me. But I do want to be the healthiest I can be, and a role model to women of all shapes and sizes. "
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" I'm reading today because of 'Encyclopedia Brown.' "
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" I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever think that you're the best thing since sliced bread because I promise you, there are going to be Viola Davises and Jessica Chastains and Emma Stones who are the best thing since sliced bread. So take it seriously, but don't take it too seriously. "
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" I have tried every diet to lose weight. When you restrict yourself, you're setting yourself up for failure. "
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" We all have hourglass figures; your sand just settles in different places. "
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" 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. "
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" You have to create your own path and I'm up to the challenge. "
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" I'm definitely neurotic. I don't cross streets and stuff. "
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" I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest. "
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