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Do I feel that white directors have to tell only white stories? No. Do I feel that black filmmakers should only tell stories about black people? No. If we say that, then that means Asian people cannot write about anybody but Asians. I don't think a woman should only write about women.

Tough love is the hardest to give.

Octavia Spencer

People think that I have this wonderful hourglass figure, but I owe that to designer Tadashi Shoji because he cuts for me really well.

Octavia Spencer

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.

Octavia Spencer

I am an advocate of education. It is the panacea for all that ails us in our society.

Octavia Spencer

I want to be proactive in bringing about change and enlightening people.

Octavia Spencer

If you come out of the gate with a finger pointed, then you really aren't opening the door to any sort of resolution to whatever the problem may be. Whether it's about race or sexual orientation or religion, if you can't empathize with the opposing party, then you can't really meet in the middle.

Octavia Spencer

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.

Octavia Spencer

I am not maternal at all. I don't have any kids.

Octavia Spencer

If you tell me I can't eat something, I'll obsess over it and end up overeating!

Octavia Spencer

If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.

Octavia Spencer

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.

Octavia Spencer

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.

Octavia Spencer

I am not trying to conform to an unrealistic model of beauty. I am, however, being proactive in being the healthiest I can be.

Octavia Spencer

What I love about Tadashi is that he isn't a designer that designs only for a double-zero. He designs for double-Ds, you know? Women of all shapes and sizes can wear him.

Octavia Spencer

As we women know, there are so many other hurdles that we have to cross that I would love it if we could stop having the race conversation so that we can get women further on. You know, a female president now that we have an African American president. Maybe we can get an Asian female, a gay person?

Octavia Spencer

I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act.

Octavia Spencer

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.

Octavia Spencer

There is racism all over the United States. Most Southerners I know, we definitely find ourselves defending our heritage.

Octavia Spencer

When my car broke down in L.A., nobody stopped. They just kept whizzing by.

Octavia Spencer

I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever think that you're the best thing since sliced bread because I promise you, there are going to be Viola Davises and Jessica Chastains and Emma Stones who are the best thing since sliced bread. So take it seriously, but don't take it too seriously.

Octavia Spencer

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

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!

Octavia Spencer

The fact that women are very young in obtaining their civil rights and African-Americans are young in obtaining their civil rights, I think it's about time that we extend that to all Americans, whether straight, gay, purple, green, black, brown.

Octavia Spencer

I'm excited that I get to do what I love, and I'm benefiting through projects that speak to me.

Octavia Spencer

When you see results, you start to wonder, 'What would happen if I had oatmeal instead of sausage for breakfast?' You start to eat better because you feel better.

Octavia Spencer

Being a part of a large family is just like a little society: those who fight to the top of the heap. We relied on each other and still do. They never discouraged me or told me to get a proper job.

Octavia Spencer

I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest.

Octavia Spencer

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.

Octavia Spencer

I have tried every diet to lose weight. When you restrict yourself, you're setting yourself up for failure.

Octavia Spencer

It's been pretty effortless with Sensa because I am not thinking about how long do I need to do this. Usually, when you stop a diet program, you lose control again. But I don't need to stop what I'm doing. I'm eating everything that I like. Sensa just helps me keep it all in check.

Octavia Spencer

I'm a woman who eventually will get married and have kids - adopted at this point - but I see myself with a family and less time to commit to wanting to be a lead character.

Octavia Spencer

When we don't have all the details about our characters, we have to make it up to fill in all the details. So, for me, writing and acting go hand in hand.

Octavia Spencer

I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty.

Octavia Spencer

I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite.

Octavia Spencer

I was an intern on a film called 'The Long Walk Home.'

Octavia Spencer

My weight has always been a struggle for me.

Octavia Spencer