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

Octavia Spencer

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

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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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" I have an affinity for the law. I like looking at the small type on contracts, and if I could have afforded law school, I probably would have gone. "

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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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" You would not believe that Paula Patton and I have the same trainer. "

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" My hat's off to Shonda Rhimes. "

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" The pace of television is very different from film. "

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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. "

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

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

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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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" 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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Believe In Yourself

" I have tried every diet to lose weight. When you restrict yourself, you're setting yourself up for failure. "

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" I was an intern on a film called 'The Long Walk Home.' "

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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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" 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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" 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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" I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act. "

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" I want to be proactive in bringing about change and enlightening people. "

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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 am an advocate of education. It is the panacea for all that ails us in our society. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" I have to lead a very small life in terms of what people think 'Hollywood' is. It's a full life for me, but I'm not jetting across the world. But life is good. "

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