--- title: "2 Behind the scenes Quotes By Octavia Spencer" description: "2 Behind the scenes quotes by Octavia Spencer. Plus more from Octavia Spencer and more Behind the scenes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/octavia-spencer-6802_behind-the-scenes_i-want-to-see-more-women-behind-the-scen_1964147.jpg" --- > [I want to see more women behind the scenes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/i-want-to-see-more-women-behind-the-scenes/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/octavia-spencer-6802_behind-the-scenes_i-want-to-see-more-women-behind-the-scen_1964147.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/i-think-my-role-i-want-to-have-a-presence-both-behind-the-scenes-and/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ad/octavia-spencer-6802_behind_i-think-my-role-i-want-to-have-a-presenc_2905731.jpg) ## Other authors on Behind the scenes - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-joel-osteen-50643.jpg) Joel Osteen 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behind-the-scenes/joel-osteen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-germany-kent-38328.jpg) Germany Kent 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behind-the-scenes/germany-kent/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anton-chekhov-14247.jpg) Anton Chekhov 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behind-the-scenes/anton-chekhov/) ## More by Octavia Spencer > [There are enough negative images of Black women out there and I did not want to portray Dorothy Vaughn in any stereotype. I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/there-are-enough-negative-images-of-black-women-out-there-and-i-did/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) > [Our challenges make us unique, and how we deal with them makes us unique.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/our-challenges-make-us-unique-and-how-we-deal-with-them-makes-us/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) > [Because we all come from different circumstances, our life experiences really color how we view things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/because-we-all-come-from-different-circumstances-our-life-experiences/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) > [The things that scare you only make you better and stronger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/the-things-that-scare-you-only-make-you-better-and-stronger/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/every-character-i-get-to-play-has-some-element-of-who-i-am-but-there/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) > [Meeting Oprah Winfrey, I cried like a baby. Meeting Steven Spielberg, I cried like a baby. Meeting Denzel Washington, I gushed like a crazy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/meeting-oprah-winfrey-i-cried-like-a-baby-meeting-steven-spielberg-i/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) > [I do believe that everyone has something to contribute.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/i-do-believe-that-everyone-has-something-to-contribute/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) > [I can only be the best version of myself and understand that the only way that we as a people can heal is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/i-can-only-be-the-best-version-of-myself-and-understand-that-the-only/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/the-first-time-i-saw-e-t-the-actual-image-of-an-alien-and-he-was-so/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) > [There is one thing about knowing history, and another in recreating it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/there-is-one-thing-about-knowing-history-and-another-in-recreating-it/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/i-m-an-actor-and-i-am-looking-for-roles-where-i-can-continue-to/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) > [I look for roles that resonate with me these days. While I love putting out just fabulous entertainment, I think now as artists, especially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/i-look-for-roles-that-resonate-with-me-these-days-while-i-love/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/at-21-you-can-live-life-with-reckless-abandon-as-reckless-as-your/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/as-an-actor-i-ve-learned-to-become-a-detective-you-have-to-figure-out/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) > [I'm glad that I get to take my final walk as the princess of 2012. ...there's nothing wrong with winning an Oscar!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/i-m-glad-that-i-get-to-take-my-final-walk-as-the-princess-of-2012/) [Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behind-the-scenes/octavia-spencer/#itemlist", "name": "2 Behind the scenes Quotes By Octavia Spencer", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to see more women behind the scenes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Octavia Spencer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/i-want-to-see-more-women-behind-the-scenes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/octavia-spencer-6802_behind-the-scenes_i-want-to-see-more-women-behind-the-scen_1964147.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/octavia-spencer-6802_behind-the-scenes_i-want-to-see-more-women-behind-the-scen_1964147.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/octavia-spencer-6802_behind-the-scenes_i-want-to-see-more-women-behind-the-scen_1964147.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to see more women behind the scenes.” — Octavia Spencer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think my role, I want to have a presence both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. 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