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Octavia Spencer is an accomplished American actress known for her remarkable performances in film and television. Born on May 25, 1970, she has been recognized with numerous awards, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Spencer is celebrated for her roles in films such as 'The Artist', 'The Help', and 'Hidden Figures'.

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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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“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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“At 21, you can live life with reckless abandon, as reckless as your abandon is. Then, at 30, there's something there are the supposed to be's. You're like, "I'm supposed to be doing this. I'm supposed to be doing that." You start measuring your life by what you think you're supposed to be doing. Having recently turned 40, it's like, "What the hell?! Why am I worried about what I'm supposed to be doing? What do I want to do?" You become fine with wherever the road takes you.”

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“I was always a closet lover of acting. My mom was very practical. She never, ever restricted our dreams, always told us we could do or be anything. Then I said, 'Maybe I want to be an actor.' And she said, 'Maybe not that.'”

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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 want to find things that challenge me.”

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“I'm attracted to things that make me want to be a better person.”

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“I want to see more women behind the scenes.”

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“I want to see more women as producers.”

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“I don't think that moms, with all that's going on in our society today, would want to put their kids in front of something that will be disheartening rather than uplifting.”

Thinking Want Kids Today Fronts Mom Uplifting Our Society Society Today Disheartening

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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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“I have always been very family-oriented. I came from a dysfunctional, broken family growing up, and it's probably instilled in me the need and the want to have a strong family and a great foundation. So I think that is something that I naturally gravitate toward.”

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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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“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.”

Thinking Want Believe Persons Stage Type Conclusion I Want You

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About the Author

Born: May 25, 1970
Known for: Actress
Quotes: 89

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