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" My life is exactly the way it needs to be. "
Octavia Spencer
Needs
Exactly
Life
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" 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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Need
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" I gravitate to whatever looks good on me and whatever maakes me feel sexy. "
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Whatever
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" 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. "
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" If a little black girl in Montgomery, Alabama, or some far-reaching region sees something that I do and aspires to do it one day with the knowledge that she can achieve it, then hey, my work is done. "
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" I was an intern on a film called 'The Long Walk Home.' "
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Intern
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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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" 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. "
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City
Education
Me
" I feel for the overly thin women as I do for the overweight women. "
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Thin
Overweight
" You have to create your own path and I'm up to the challenge. "
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Own
Challenge
You
" 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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You
Him
Love
" We always think that we're going to be young forever, and now when I wake up, I need to stretch, and I need to have my glass of water and be cognizant of what I'm doing with my body. "
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Water
Wake Up
Body
" I wanted to write about the things that I love. "
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Wanted
Write
About
" 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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Bring
Blessed
Feel
" The pace of television is very different from film. "
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Very
Different
Film
" What's so great about DreamWorks is that it's run by filmmakers who believe that if it's not broke, don't fix it. "
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Who
Believe
Broke
" There is racism all over the United States. Most Southerners I know, we definitely find ourselves defending our heritage. "
Octavia Spencer
Heritage
Know
Most
" 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. "
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Women
Good
Men
" 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
Out
Asian
Indian
" Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind. "
Octavia Spencer
Mind
Speak
Situation
" 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
World
Diversity
Think
" 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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Gone
Like
Wind
" 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. "
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Funny
Myself
Love
" The thing about the South is we accept our history. We don't push it under the rug. "
Octavia Spencer
History
Push
About
" I'm not trying to be a different weight. I want to be a different body type so that I'm not an apple. I just want to be a pear! "
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Trying
Different
Body
" 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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Women
Go
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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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You
Me
Life
" I love working with kids and seeing the light come on when they realize they are smart. It's so beautiful to watch. "
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Smart
Seeing
Love
" I want to be proactive in bringing about change and enlightening people. "
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People
Proactive
Want
" My idea of success is not Oscars. Am I glad I have that little trinket? Yes, I am. But it depends on how you define success. The minute I got my first professional cheque from Joel Schumacher, I was successful. Somebody's paying me to act! "
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Me
I Am
Success
" I am an advocate of education. It is the panacea for all that ails us in our society. "
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Education
Society
Us