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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. "

Octavia Spencer

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" Yes, you want to do studio movies, but I also want to grow as an actor, and an actress like me is not going to get roles where you grow and evolve in a studio film. It's just not gonna happen. "

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" When my car broke down in L.A., nobody stopped. They just kept whizzing by. "

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" If you come out of the gate with a finger pointed, then you really aren't opening the door to any sort of resolution to whatever the problem may be. Whether it's about race or sexual orientation or religion, if you can't empathize with the opposing party, then you can't really meet in the middle. "

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" You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny, and hope that whatever your art is that you're putting out there, if it's received, great, I respect you for receiving it. If it's not received, great, I respect you for not. "

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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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" It's been pretty effortless with Sensa because I am not thinking about how long do I need to do this. Usually, when you stop a diet program, you lose control again. But I don't need to stop what I'm doing. I'm eating everything that I like. Sensa just helps me keep it all in check. "

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" The worst is when I know I'm going to have to cry in a scene. "

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

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" The most I like about cooking is eating what someone else has cooked. "

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" My life is exactly the way it needs to be. "

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" I'll say that I don't think you can throw a stone and not come in contact with someone who knows someone or has problems with substance abuse. "

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

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" Be happy in your own skin. "

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" I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes. "

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" I literally don't think about Oscar. "

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" Weight issues, race issues will always be there and if you allow them to get to you and you allow them to affect you then yes they affect you. But my thing is I have so many other things to worry about I can't worry about other people's perception of me. "

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" Civil rights happened because youth got involved. The youth stood up and helped to break the pattern that their parents had got accustomed to living. The next generation has to take that stand for whatever it is, socially, that they are involved in. "

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

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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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" 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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" 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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" When we don't have all the details about our characters, we have to make it up to fill in all the details. So, for me, writing and acting go hand in hand. "

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

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

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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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