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" Life is too short, and I need to eat. I am my meanest when I haven't had a meal. "
Octavia Spencer
I Am
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Short
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" I probably wanted to be Pam Grier growing up. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me. "
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" I should be married and have 19 kids. And now I'm thinking my eggs are dying on the shelf. They're going to go past their expiration date. But it's what I chose, so I'm fine with that decision. "
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" The pace of television is very different from film. "
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" 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. "
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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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" 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. "
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Moment
" We all have hourglass figures; your sand just settles in different places. "
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" I think the paradigm is shifting with regard to women and what we bring to the industry. I feel very blessed. "
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" 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. "
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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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Stop
World
" Do I feel that white directors have to tell only white stories? No. Do I feel that black filmmakers should only tell stories about black people? No. If we say that, then that means Asian people cannot write about anybody but Asians. I don't think a woman should only write about women. "
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Black
People
Think
" I am not maternal at all. I don't have any kids. "
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I Am
Any
Maternal
" I'm definitely neurotic. I don't cross streets and stuff. "
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Stuff
Streets
Neurotic
" 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! "
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You
Walk
" I'm thrilled I got to work with James Ponsoldt, who is going to make his mark on this industry. "
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" 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. "
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People
Victims
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" 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. "
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I Love You
Love
Sorry
" 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. "
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Grateful
Experience
You
" I have a great team at WME. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm not a fan of 'Gone With the Wind.' I didn't like the movie. I didn't like the book. "
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" People want to see more diversity. That's why you have the Kevin Hart making $17 million dollars on a holiday weekend. "
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" What I love about Tadashi is that he isn't a designer that designs only for a double-zero. He designs for double-Ds, you know? Women of all shapes and sizes can wear him. "
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" 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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" I am an advocate of education. It is the panacea for all that ails us in our society. "
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Society
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" The college years are when you sow all your wild oats and become a vampire. By 40, you've lived it up. At least, you hope. "
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" 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. "
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Out
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