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" The mentality of how we treat one another needs to be examined - especially how we treat our men of color. "

Octavia Spencer

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" I feel for the overly thin women as I do for the overweight women. "

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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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" My hat's off to Shonda Rhimes. "

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

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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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" Auditions make me nervous; any time I have to perform, I get stage fright. "

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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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" 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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