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" 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

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" I feel for the overly thin women as I do for the overweight women. "

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" I like a person who knows how to say something dark at a very dark moment. The darker the moment and the darker the comic, the better. Something that is so wrong on all levels. "

Octavia Spencer

" I choose projects that resonate with me on some personal level and projects that I'm afraid to do. If I'm afraid to do them, then I usually say yes, because it means that I'm not ready to go there and deal with certain aspects of the script. And that means that I need to do it, because the things that scare you only make you better and stronger. "

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" There's so much bigotry that needs to be overcome. "

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" I literally don't think about Oscar. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

" I have to lead a very small life in terms of what people think 'Hollywood' is. It's a full life for me, but I'm not jetting across the world. But life is good. "

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

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" There are fewer and fewer roles that I haven't done already, or archetypes that I haven't played, and to break out of that box, the most interesting stuff is television. "

Octavia Spencer

" The misperception about the South is that everybody is racist, and all black people are victims, that what was prevalent in the '60s is only relegated to the South. "

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

" There is racism all over the United States. Most Southerners I know, we definitely find ourselves defending our heritage. "

Octavia Spencer

" We all have hourglass figures; your sand just settles in different places. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

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

" My family supported me before any of this crazy notion of moving out to Hollywood and staking my claim. That support has never waned. "

Octavia Spencer

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

Octavia Spencer

" My mom always told me I could do or be anything I dared to dream, and I always wanted to work in the movie industry. "

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

Octavia Spencer

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

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

" The reality is that there are so few roles out there for women and for women of color, and I'm a character actor, this I know. And I'm getting to see more of the roles that are out there, but there aren't many. And zilch have been studio movies. Zilch. "

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

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

Octavia Spencer

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

Octavia Spencer

" 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. "

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

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

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. "

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