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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.
Octavia Spencer
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Octavia Spencer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: May 25
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Montgomery
Alabama
Octavia Lenora Spencer
Octavia L. Spencer
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I don't ever want to be the type of person to tell you what to think or what to believe. Whatever stage in your life that you are in, I want you to organically reach whatever conclusions that you possibly reach.
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Even in my music, I am always searching for big, universal things - ways that you can sort of reach outside the norm of what you are doing.
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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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You never write a speech in advance because if you don't get to use it, you'll be heartbroken.
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I do believe that everyone has something to contribute.
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You can't be from Montgomery, Alabama, and not have a background in the church. It's at the core of who we are as a people.
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I was starstruck and sweat a lot when I met Oprah Winfrey and tried to hug her. Because when you think you know people when you see them from your couch.
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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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The first time I saw E.T., the actual image of an alien, and he was so sweet-looking. I wanted him. I wanted E.T.
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I can only live in my truth.
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As an actor, you don't become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged.
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I look for roles that resonate with me these days. While I love putting out just fabulous entertainment, I think now as artists, especially with so much uncertainty going on in the world, you want to be a part of things that offer or promote healing in some way and perhaps a little introspection once you leave.
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What's not fair is having the responsibility of a supervisor but not the title or the pay.
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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 excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me.
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I want to see more women behind the scenes.
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The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active.
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I gotta go home and feed my eels. They're not electric, but I have a plan.
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You have to create your own path and I'm up to the challenge.
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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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