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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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Octavia Spencer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: May 25
Actor
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Film Actor
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Octavia Lenora Spencer
Octavia L. Spencer
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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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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.
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It is important to learn as much as you can about the person and then throw it all away so that you're not in any way doing some sort of mimicry.
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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 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.
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It's very seldom that we see the good of the South. There is a perception that Southerners are racists and everyone else in the nation is 'enlightened.' There is racism everywhere, and there is good everywhere.
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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.
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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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My faith is tested daily.
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Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind.
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I can't speak for what other artists should do. I can only tell you how I live.
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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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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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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 want to see more women behind the scenes.
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I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part.
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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 really believe things happen as they're supposed to and in the time that they're supposed to.
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I want to find things that challenge me.
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