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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I would love to be the president of United States, and I think I would be good at it, but it's too late, and it is too hard.
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When you don't take what you have for granted, you constantly try to re-prove yourself to yourself rather than to other people.
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I was shooting a mini-series for Sundance/BBC, called 'Top of the Lake,' that was shot by Jane Campion, who's a beautiful native New Zealander and famous film director. The role I was playing was very intense, and they shaved half my hair off. So, I looked like this post-apocalyptic character.
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You try to become the character that you're working with. So for me, I try to block out the cameras and try to trick my mind that this is actually happening.
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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.
