Octavia Spencer Quotes
There are fewer and fewer roles that I haven't done already, or archetypes that I haven't played, and to break out of that box, the most interesting stuff is television.
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I just want my films to work. The hit or flop verdict really affects me. I seriously analyse what went wrong if a film turns out to be a dud!
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My public in Guadalajara and the people from Guadalajara, they've supported me since day one.
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It is all very well and it sounds very seductive to say we are going to have harmonisation of regulations, but for example the way that funds are distributed around the states these days, you are positively penalised if you actually want to have say a lower payroll tax or sort of conditions.
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Scoring the first 10 in history was a big deal, but the fact that even an electronic scoreboard could not figure out how to put out a score, it made the story more historic.
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Money brings a lot of responsibility as to what you're going to do with it, and I've given quite a bit of thought to that.
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If I just did music, I might go insane. I need words; I need stories. And it's the same the other way around.
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I think America has a brilliant future.
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I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices.
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I always do my interviews face to face.
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I was amazed at how the life of a freelancer differed from running a remote studio for another company. I thought I knew what I was doing in 2004 when I left Eidos because I had run Ion Storm Austin, which was my own independent studio. I had run a business unit inside Origin, but being part of a startup is crazy.
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Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice.
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One of the things I've learned with doing 'xkcd' is that you sort of give people, 'Here's the thing, and here's the button you can press to get another thing.' Sometimes that can be more easy to digest than, 'Here's a long page of things.'
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I'd have loved to have appeared in 'Absolutely Fabulous' - that's one of my favourite shows.
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I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!
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Anytime I listen to my gut and I don't do something, or I do, it always tends to work out in my favor.
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There's more to life than physical and material.
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I don't like running when I'm holding things in my hand, whether it's a dog leash or a baby jogger. My mechanics get all messed up.
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I enjoy hiking and skiing, like most Norwegians. In winter, there will be snow for months on end. In the summer, there are the long evenings to enjoy.
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Do you know how many companies have wanted me to do an energy drink for them because I named my book 'Crush It!'? It might be fun one day, but right now I think it would undermine the personal brand I've built.
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Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country - and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians.
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In Chicago, I'd audition 3-4 times a week, but when I got out to L.A., there were, like, 4-5 a day, and my skin got really thick.
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Many founders hire just because it seems like a cool thing to do, and people always ask how many employees you have.
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If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness.
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There are fewer and fewer roles that I haven't done already, or archetypes that I haven't played, and to break out of that box, the most interesting stuff is television.
