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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. "

Octavia Spencer

Know

Reality

Women

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" I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been seen. When you are in big funny movies and they do well and your little part in it kind of explodes people perceive you as a comedian. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty. "

" I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor'. And she said, 'Maybe not that'. "

" 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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Childhood

Film

" 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! "

" I've seen too many sunrises, as far as the walk of shame, staying out too late doing very bad things. "

" 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. "

" 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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" No person is just one particular emotion. "

" 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. "

" The thing about the South is we accept our history. We don't push it under the rug. "

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

" 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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" 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. "

" Hollywood is strange in and of itself. People dress up and pretend to be other people, and you can either make millions of dollars, or no money. It's odd. "

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

" Angry or not. It's a human emotion. But you can't walk around being angry all the time. What a dull person you'd have to be! "