Octavia Spencer Quotes

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Octavia Spencer

Profession : Actress

Birth : May 25, 1970

If you come out of the gate with a finger pointed, then you really aren't opening the door to any sort of resolution to whatever the problem may be. Whether it's about race or sexual orientation or religion, if you can't empathize with the opposing party, then you can't really meet in the middle.

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There is so much art can do to enlighten people, no matter what their views might be. If art can't go there or doesn't elevate the social consciousness in some way, then we are in peril.

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I was an intern on a film called 'The Long Walk Home.'

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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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It was never easy being Cicely Tyson. And it will not be easy being Octavia or Viola Davis.

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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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There are so many more women and men who deserve opportunities. People of color. Period.

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I think the paradigm is shifting with regard to women and what we bring to the industry. I feel very blessed.

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If a great role comes along, and you are too tall to play it, then I think the role is too small for your talents.

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Your parents only want what's best for you. They know a career in the arts usually means living paycheck to paycheck; they just want you to know that you have other options!

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Needless to say, I would have loved to have been a black belt instead of actually just wearing one to hold up my pants!

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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.

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The thing about the South is we accept our history. We don't push it under the rug.

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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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When my car broke down in L.A., nobody stopped. They just kept whizzing by.

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What's so great about DreamWorks is that it's run by filmmakers who believe that if it's not broke, don't fix it.

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The worst is when I know I'm going to have to cry in a scene.

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Auditions make me nervous; any time I have to perform, I get stage fright.

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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.

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I choose projects that resonate with me on some personal level and projects that I'm afraid to do. If I'm afraid to do them, then I usually say yes, because it means that I'm not ready to go there and deal with certain aspects of the script. And that means that I need to do it, because the things that scare you only make you better and stronger.

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