As an actor, I've learned to become a detective. You have to figure out who that person is. If the character is… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
You just keep moving forward and doing what you do, and hope that it resonates with people. And if it doesn't, you… — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
God in my mind gives you what you need. So, if you need God to be a black woman and you need… — 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 choose projects that resonate with me on some personal level and projects that I'm afraid to do. If I'm afraid to… — 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
You never write a speech in advance because if you don't get to use it, you'll be heartbroken. — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
Weight issues, race issues will always be there and if you allow them to get to you and you allow them to… — 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 Image
Our challenges make us unique, and how we deal with them makes us unique. — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
Because we all come from different circumstances, our life experiences really color how we view things. — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
There is one thing about knowing history, and another in recreating it. — Octavia Spencer Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
