Octavia Spencer quotes

The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active. (Octavia Spencer)
You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny, and hope that whatever your art is that you're putting out there, if it's received, great, I respect you for receiving it. If it's not received, great, I respect you for not. View quote
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As we women know, there are so many other hurdles that we have to cross that I would love it if we could stop having the race conversation so that we can get women further on. You know, a female president now that we have an African American president. Maybe we can get an Asian female, a gay person? View quote
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I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist. And my reality is that we live in a multifaceted, multicultural world. And maybe once we stop labeling ourselves, then maybe everyone else will. View quote
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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. View quote
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I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever think that you're the best thing since sliced bread because I promise you, there are going to be Viola Davises and Jessica Chastains and Emma Stones who are the best thing since sliced bread. So take it seriously, but don't take it too seriously. View quote
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You know, bigotry isn't relevant to just the South. It never was. But I'm very grateful that I don't know what it's like from experience. View quote
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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! View quote
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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. View quote
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Weight issues, race issues will always be there and if you allow them to get to you and you allow them to affect you then yes they affect you. But my thing is I have so many other things to worry about I can't worry about other people's perception of me. View quote
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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. (Octavia Spencer)
I like a person who knows how to say something dark at a very dark moment. The darker the moment and the darker the comic, the better. Something that is so wrong on all levels. View quote
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I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes. View quote
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I don't have one role that I want to play. I guess... I want to be a producer. I want to be an activist. I want to be proactive in bringing about work for men, women, boys, girls, everybody who is good at what they do and deserve a shot at it. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops. View quote
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To be silent is to be passive. View quote
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You have to create your own path and I'm up to the challenge. View quote
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Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind. View quote
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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. (Octavia Spencer)
I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest. View quote
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I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor'. And she said, 'Maybe not that'. View quote
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I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been seen. When you are in big funny movies and they do well and your little part in it kind of explodes people perceive you as a comedian. View quote
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I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me. View quote
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