Octavia Spencer Quotes
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'Grey's Anatomy' is a very culturally diverse show.
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I literally don't think about Oscar.
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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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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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I'm reading today because of 'Encyclopedia Brown.'
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I know I'm never going to be one of those size 2 actresses – that's just not me. But I do want to be the healthiest I can be, and a role model to women of all shapes and sizes.
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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 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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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 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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Where I'm from, you learned about God before you learned to read and write. Our faith is what grounds us.
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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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I am an advocate of education. It is the panacea for all that ails us in our society.
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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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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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I am not maternal at all. I don't have any kids.
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Women drive box office.
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I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act.
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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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Civil rights happened because youth got involved. The youth stood up and helped to break the pattern that their parents had got accustomed to living. The next generation has to take that stand for whatever it is, socially, that they are involved in.
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The hardest thing about writing, for me, is facing the blank page.
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I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest.
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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.