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For me, when you have to prepare to play God, and then walking away from that, you realize just how tough God's job is. I don't want that job.

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Octavia Spencer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: May 25
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Montgomery
Alabama
Octavia Lenora Spencer
Octavia L. Spencer
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