Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

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

Octavia Spencer

Related Quotes:

" The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active. "

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

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

Octavia Spencer

" I've seen too many sunrises, as far as the walk of shame, staying out too late doing very bad things. "

Octavia Spencer

" Be happy in your own skin. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" People want to see more diversity. That's why you have the Kevin Hart making $17 million dollars on a holiday weekend. "

Octavia Spencer

" The hardest thing about writing, for me, is facing the blank page. "

Octavia Spencer

" I am not trying to conform to an unrealistic model of beauty. I am, however, being proactive in being the healthiest I can be. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

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

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" I'm not a fan of 'Gone With the Wind.' I didn't like the movie. I didn't like the book. "

Octavia Spencer

" The worst is when I know I'm going to have to cry in a scene. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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

" I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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

" I have tried every diet to lose weight. When you restrict yourself, you're setting yourself up for failure. "

Octavia Spencer

" My hat's off to Shonda Rhimes. "

Octavia Spencer

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

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" I think if I weren't so squeamish, I would have been some sort of forensic analyst. And I can't do anything with a microscope, because then I start thinking about the world of germs around us. "

Octavia Spencer

" City Year resonated with me because when I grew up, we were poor - and an education is a way out of poverty. It's a way out of the current situation that can seem isolating and hopeless for some kids. "

Octavia Spencer

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

Octavia Spencer

" Your parents only want what's best for you. They know a career in the arts usually means living paycheck to paycheck; they just want you to know that you have other options! "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

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

Octavia Spencer

" 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