American - Actress | May 25, 1970 -
I think my role, I want to have a presence both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. So I can't say on one particular thing, so I'll just name them all. I'll be the jack of all trades and hopefully decent at one of them.
Octavia Spencer
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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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I'm dyslexic, and it takes me longer to memorize and to embody the character so I can really own it.
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Every day that I live, I try to find the beauty in things.
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My hat's off to Shonda Rhimes.
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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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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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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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You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow. And as an actor, you don't become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged. And unfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles.
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Life is too short, and I need to eat. I am my meanest when I haven't had a meal.
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There's so much bigotry that needs to be overcome.
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We as women have a voice and we are decision makers in what film to see. We always support our boyfriends and husbands by going to see the male dominated films, but we don't compel them to see films with female casts.
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