Octavia Spencer Quotes
I have to lead a very small life in terms of what people think 'Hollywood' is. It's a full life for me, but I'm not jetting across the world. But life is good.
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After the bones mended, my left eye was smaller than my right, and my eyebrow never grew back. But you know what? Big deal. I think I became beautiful after the accident. I became kinder, more aware. I gained respect for other people.
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My mom is just so good with fashion! She always tells me what looks good, what doesn't look good, and she gives me great advice.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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The best part of being blonde is forgivable momentary lapses of common sense.
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I detest flying anywhere. Left to my own devices, I'd never leave my keyboard.
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It's time to face facts: Most people stop being environmentalists when they sit down to eat.
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My older kids are fantastic people. It can't be the result of my influence on them.
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In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman.
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I dare anybody to look at me and say I'm anorexic. I'm so totally not.
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We see new things all the time. We see new retroviruses out there - which is the category that HIV falls into - and we're very, very concerned because this is the part of the world where HIV jumped from chimpanzees to humans.
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I don't want to mess with my face. So I'm becoming fluent in French so I can go to France and make French films when I'm 60.
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When the CEO makes a decision, people don't come back on it.
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Only the other world has substance and reality; only good deeds and holy learning have tangible worth.
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But I think boys ultimately are easier than girls.
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Pain is real when you get other people to believe in it. If no one believes in it but you, your pain is madness or hysteria.
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Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions.
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Give news a little more time, and don't request that they also, in their news time, entertain. We're not entertainers. We're journalists. And we need more time to do our job well.
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Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
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Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings.
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I love Manchester. I like being here, and certainly I see myself being here for a good while yet.
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There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors.
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I've experienced huge kindness here, a great welcome and some very generous reviews without the snide social edge I often suffer from at home. I'm not patronized here either, which I much appreciate!
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I thought I understood the story very well, because I've lived with it for so long. But movies change and take on a life of their own once they start to be made, and you have to keep your eye on the real ball, not the ball that's in your head.
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I have to lead a very small life in terms of what people think 'Hollywood' is. It's a full life for me, but I'm not jetting across the world. But life is good.
