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" There is racism all over the United States. Most Southerners I know, we definitely find ourselves defending our heritage. "
Octavia Spencer
Heritage
Know
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" No person is just one particular emotion. "
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" The statement that I made and that I think I will continue to make is that racism and bigotry isn't just relegated to the Southern region; it permeates the history of our nation. It's not to say that we haven't made progress. Obviously we have with our first African American president, and I never thought that would happen in my lifetime. "
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Racism
Say
Think
" If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating! "
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End
You
Tell
" 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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City
Education
Me
" Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind. "
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Mind
Speak
Situation
" 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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Think
Success
I Am
" 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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Humility
People
Mouth
" 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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Strange
Up
You
" The college years are when you sow all your wild oats and become a vampire. By 40, you've lived it up. At least, you hope. "
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College
Vampire
Wild
" I don't have one role that I want to play. I guess... I want to be a producer. I want to be an activist. I want to be proactive in bringing about work for men, women, boys, girls, everybody who is good at what they do and deserve a shot at it. "
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Women
Good
Men
" 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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Book
Go
Like
" My life is exactly the way it needs to be. "
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Needs
Exactly
Life
" 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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You
Me
Life
" The first time I saw E.T., the actual image of an alien, and he was so sweet-looking. I wanted him. I wanted E.T. "
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Him
First Time
He
" 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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Me
Childhood
Film
" I think if I weren't so squeamish, I would have been some sort of forensic analyst. And I can't do anything with a microscope, because then I start thinking about the world of germs around us. "
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Us
World
Been
" 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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You
Stone
Say
" If more women ate, they would be a lot happier. Let me tell you, I am a lot grumpier when I don't eat. "
Octavia Spencer
Women
You
Eat
" 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! "
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Angry
You
Walk
" I am not maternal at all. I don't have any kids. "
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I Am
Any
Maternal
" If a great role comes along, and you are too tall to play it, then I think the role is too small for your talents. "
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Great
Play
Small
" 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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Acting
Hand
Go
" I am an advocate of education. It is the panacea for all that ails us in our society. "
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Education
Society
Us
" If you are unhealthy, start by making small changes to become healthier. You are unique, beautiful, and worthy. "
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Start
Unique
Small
" Be happy in your own skin. "
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Be Happy
Happy
Own
" As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops. "
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Map
You
Rest
" 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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Water
Wake Up
Body
" Christian Louboutin, I love you, but honey, please! But when you have this much weight, you've got to give us a little platform. Sorry! The shoes are stunning though. An ounce of pain, it's worth it. "
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I Love You
Love
Sorry
" The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active. "
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Active
Bring
Change
" 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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Support
World
Things