Octavia Spencer Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“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.”

“I have an affinity for the law. I like looking at the small type on contracts, and if I could have afforded law school, I probably would have gone.”

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

“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.”

“I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part.”

“Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind.”

“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.”

“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!”

“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 trades and hopefully decent at one of them.”

“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'.”