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" 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

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" People think that I have this wonderful hourglass figure, but I owe that to designer Tadashi Shoji because he cuts for me really well. "

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" You just keep moving forward and doing what you do and hope that it resonates with people. And if it doesn't, you just keep moving on until you find a project that does. "

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" As we women know, there are so many other hurdles that we have to cross that I would love it if we could stop having the race conversation so that we can get women further on. You know, a female president now that we have an African American president. Maybe we can get an Asian female, a gay person? "

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" Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind. "

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

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" I will live in TV Land watching 'Columbo.' I also like my 'Forensic Files,' all of that true crime. "

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

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" There are so few roles out there. And even if it is a film that could be led by a black actress, how many times is that film going to get funded? Let's just be real. But it's not just black people. It's Asians, it's Hispanic people if you're not Salma Hayek. It's hard. It's hard to get films funded. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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" I am not maternal at all. I don't have any kids. "

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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'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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" 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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" 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. "

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" 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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" 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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" If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence. "

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" I gravitate to whatever looks good on me and whatever maakes me feel sexy. "

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" I gravitate to the roles, not necessarily television or film. It's just the fact that, for me, the most interesting roles have been in television. "

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" People want to see something that isn't necessarily somebody walking around in a superhero costume. "

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" 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! "

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" I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part. "

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