Octavia Spencer Quotes
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The hardest thing about writing, for me, is facing the blank page.
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'Grey's Anatomy' is a very culturally diverse show.
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I'm not trying to be a different weight. I want to be a different body type so that I'm not an apple. I just want to be a pear!
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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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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 am not maternal at all. I don't have any kids.
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Auditions make me nervous; any time I have to perform, I get stage fright.
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You just keep moving forward and doing what you do and hope that it resonates with people. And if it doesn't, you just keep moving on until you find a project that does.
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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 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 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 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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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'm definitely neurotic. I don't cross streets and stuff.
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You would not believe that Paula Patton and I have the same trainer.
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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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If a little black girl in Montgomery, Alabama, or some far-reaching region sees something that I do and aspires to do it one day with the knowledge that she can achieve it, then hey, my work is done.
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I have tried every diet to lose weight. When you restrict yourself, you're setting yourself up for failure.
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I have an affinity for the law. I like looking at the small type on contracts, and if I could have afforded law school, I probably would have gone.
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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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There is racism all over the United States. Most Southerners I know, we definitely find ourselves defending our heritage.
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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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Women drive box office.
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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.