Octavia Spencer Quotes
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I literally don't think about Oscar.
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'Grey's Anatomy' is a very culturally diverse show.
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You would not believe that Paula Patton and I have the same trainer.
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I'm reading today because of 'Encyclopedia Brown.'
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I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes.
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Auditions make me nervous; any time I have to perform, I get stage fright.
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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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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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When you see results, you start to wonder, 'What would happen if I had oatmeal instead of sausage for breakfast?' You start to eat better because you feel better.
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I'm definitely neurotic. I don't cross streets and stuff.
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Meeting Oprah Winfrey, I cried like a baby. Meeting Steven Spielberg, I cried like a baby. Meeting Denzel Washington, I gushed like a crazy woman. If I don't get excited or star struck by someone I've been dying to meet, it's time to retire.
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I am not trying to conform to an unrealistic model of beauty. I am, however, being proactive in being the healthiest I can be.
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The hardest thing about writing, for me, is facing the blank page.
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You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow. And as an actor, you don't become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged. And unfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles.
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I want to see more Asian. I want to see more Latin. I want more Indian. There's more than Mindy Kaling out there, guys! There's more than Bai Ling.
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I didn't realize that diets don't work, and I did not want to diet. I didn't want to do anything that required dieting.
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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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I should be married and have 19 kids. And now I'm thinking my eggs are dying on the shelf. They're going to go past their expiration date. But it's what I chose, so I'm fine with that decision.
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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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If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.
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I wanted to write about the things that I love.
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I am not maternal at all. I don't have any kids.
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I'm thrilled I got to work with James Ponsoldt, who is going to make his mark on this industry.
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I have tried every diet to lose weight. When you restrict yourself, you're setting yourself up for failure.