Octavia Spencer Quotes
I'm dyslexic, and it takes me longer to memorize and to embody the character so I can really own it.
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God doesn't want us to merely sit around dreaming about things we can do and be. That's a good place to start, but a poor place to stop. God wants us to turn our dreams into action.
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I see no reason to hide who I am or what I look like.
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I am telling you, if you ever wanted an ego boost, leave your job and then, six months later, come back for a day. People will treat you like you're a princess.
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I don't think what I look like is relevant.
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Many leaders of big organizations, I think, don't believe that change is possible. But if you look at history, things do change, and if your business is static, you're likely to have issues.
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The Great War was a progressive revelation and disillusionment.
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I was always under the impression that acting is an innate gift. One of the first things I heard them say at Koothu-P-Pattarai was that actors should realise the art of acting through their training.
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I've actually done a lot of comedy.
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It's like everybody is shooting something, and everybody's a filmmaker; everybody can shoot a cat video and post it. So the big thing now is - for people that have talent and have something to say, and are creative, and are capable of making something good - is how do they get attention to it?
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Y'know what? This is what I go by: It doesn't matter how good-looking a guy is, it just depends on his personality. If a guy can make you laugh and make fun of you, then that's what would win me over. So, yeah.
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I hate a man who always says 'yes' to me. When I say 'no' I like a man who also says 'no.'
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I do believe that banks are special - they are very leveraged institutions by nature; therefore, it's even more critical to ensure that the governance and the process of running a banking company are well-organised, managed and regulated.
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A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a region free of Iranian nukes are worthy goals that should be able to withstand public scrutiny in every Middle Eastern capital.
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The love story for me was the nature of the love and not the age of the lovers.
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A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
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A reality that is electronic... Once everybody's got a computer terminal in their home, to satisfy all their needs, all the domestic needs, there'll be a dismantling of the present broadcasting structure, which is far too limited and limiting.
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Octavia Butler was more interested in writing a good story than in worrying about where to slot it.
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I learned that if you're going to be a troublemaker, you don't want a ton of witnesses, because there's inevitable fallout from living like you're in 'Lord of the Flies.'
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'Evil Dead 1' was never supposed to have a sequel.
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One of our brainchildren is a still viable Science and Society course.
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I'm not sure Lincoln would fare well if he were a presidential candidate today.
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May Allah steal from you All that steals you from Him.
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The style police think that what we look like is more important than anything, and it is their job to seek out and punish those who break their own fashion rules
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I'm dyslexic, and it takes me longer to memorize and to embody the character so I can really own it.
