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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.

Octavia Spencer

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Octavia Spencer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: May 25
Actor
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Television Actor
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Montgomery
Alabama
Octavia Lenora Spencer
Octavia L. Spencer
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I want to see more women as producers.
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The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active.
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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 want to see more women behind the scenes.
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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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I'm glad that I get to take my final walk as the princess of 2012. ...there's nothing wrong with winning an Oscar!
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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 just know that the one thing that we all have in common is challenges. No one lives a challenge free life.
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My faith is tested daily.
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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 want to find things that challenge me.
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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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Any upward movement is movement for us all.
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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.
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I'm an actor and I am looking for roles where I can continue to evolve, and things that are challenging. I gravitate to the roles, not necessarily television or film. It's just the fact that, for me, the most interesting roles have been in television.
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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.
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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 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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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.
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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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