Because we all come from different circumstances, our life experiences really color how we view things. — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
I just know that the one thing that we all have in common is challenges. No one lives a challenge free life. — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I have experienced loss in my life, but the thing that brings you back is your faith. — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
There are moments where you stop living, if you stop changing, and if you stop seeking growth of some sort. — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
Civil rights happened because youth got involved. The youth stood up and helped to break the pattern that their parents had got… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
What surprised me about the Oscars was how familiar it was - because you're in the room with all these people that… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
I don't ever want to be the type of person to tell you what to think or what to believe. Whatever stage… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
At 21, you can live life with reckless abandon, as reckless as your abandon is. Then, at 30, there's something there are… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
There are enough negative images of Black women out there and I did not want to portray Dorothy Vaughn in any stereotype. I wanted… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share
Our challenges make us unique, and how we deal with them makes us unique. — Octavia Spencer Copy Share
Because we all come from different circumstances, our life experiences really color how we view things. — Octavia Spencer Copy Share
Every character I get to play has some element of who I am, but there's no fun in playing yourself. At least, for me,… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share
Meeting Oprah Winfrey, I cried like a baby. Meeting Steven Spielberg, I cried like a baby. Meeting Denzel Washington, I gushed like a crazy… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share
I can only be the best version of myself and understand that the only way that we as a people can heal is to… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share
The first time I saw E.T., the actual image of an alien, and he was so sweet-looking. I wanted him. I wanted E.T. — Octavia Spencer Copy Share
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… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share
I look for roles that resonate with me these days. While I love putting out just fabulous entertainment, I think now as artists, especially… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share
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… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share
As an actor, I've learned to become a detective. You have to figure out who that person is. If the character is a thief,… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share
I'm glad that I get to take my final walk as the princess of 2012. ...there's nothing wrong with winning an Oscar! — Octavia Spencer Copy Share
