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" 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
Me
Family
Crazy
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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. "
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" The pace of television is very different from film. "
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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 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 think success happens when it's supposed to and when you can appreciate it. I am grateful that it didn't happen for me at 22 or 23. I would've been foolish enough to think that we're all entitled to it, instead of it being the divine blessing that it is. "
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" My weight has always been a struggle for me. "
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" 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. "
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" I want to be proactive in bringing about change and enlightening people. "
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" The worst is when I know I'm going to have to cry in a scene. "
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" It baffles me that everything is so homogenized, because the world isn't, and yet we continue to support things that are so incredibly milquetoast. "
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" Needless to say, I would have loved to have been a black belt instead of actually just wearing one to hold up my pants! "
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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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" 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 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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" 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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" 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 dyslexic, and it takes me longer to memorize and to embody the character so I can really own it. "
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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 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'. "
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" When my car broke down in L.A., nobody stopped. They just kept whizzing by. "
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" 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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" I literally don't think about Oscar. "
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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 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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" 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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" 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. "
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" There is racism all over the United States. Most Southerners I know, we definitely find ourselves defending our heritage. "
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Heritage
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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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" Let me tell you, my career went from zero to 900. Its hard keeping up with that pace, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world. "
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