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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. "

Octavia Spencer

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" I literally don't think about Oscar. "

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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. "

Octavia Spencer

" Women drive box office. "

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" Meeting Oprah Winfrey, I cried like a baby. Meeting Steven Spielberg, I cried like a baby. Meeting Denzel Washington, I gushed like a crazy woman. If I don't get excited or star struck by someone I've been dying to meet, it's time to retire. "

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" The mentality of how we treat one another needs to be examined - especially how we treat our men of color. "

Octavia Spencer

" Every day that I live, I try to find the beauty in things. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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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" Auditions make me nervous; any time I have to perform, I get stage fright. "

Octavia Spencer

" It was never easy being Cicely Tyson. And it will not be easy being Octavia or Viola Davis. "

Octavia Spencer

" I don't have one role that I want to play. I guess... I want to be a producer. I want to be an activist. I want to be proactive in bringing about work for men, women, boys, girls, everybody who is good at what they do and deserve a shot at it. "

Octavia Spencer

" You have to create your own path and I'm up to the challenge. "

Octavia Spencer

" The most I like about cooking is eating what someone else has cooked. "

Octavia Spencer

" I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part. "

Octavia Spencer

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

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor'. And she said, 'Maybe not that'. "

Octavia Spencer

" Tough love is the hardest to give. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" You know, bigotry isn't relevant to just the South. It never was. But I'm very grateful that I don't know what it's like from experience. "

Octavia Spencer

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

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" I'm reading today because of 'Encyclopedia Brown.' "

Octavia Spencer

" I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite. "

Octavia Spencer