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Octavia Spencer
American
Actress
Born:
May 25
,
1970
About
Me
People
Think
Women
You
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I think if I weren't so squeamish, I would have been some sort of forensic analyst. And I can't do anything with a microscope, because then I start thinking about the world of germs around us.
Octavia Spencer
World
Think
Thinking
Analyst
Would
Some
About
Sort
Because
Around
Were
Been
Forensic
Microscope
Anything
Then
Us
Start
The reality is that there are so few roles out there for women and for women of color, and I'm a character actor, this I know. And I'm getting to see more of the roles that are out there, but there aren't many. And zilch have been studio movies. Zilch.
Octavia Spencer
Character
Women
Reality
Few
Character Actor
Out
See
More
Color
Studio
Studio Movies
Know
Been
Roles
Getting
Movies
Many
Actor
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
Love
You
Women
Wear
About
Only
Shapes
He
Know
Him
Sizes
Designer
Designs
I think it's actually a misperception that I am a comedic actress. I do more drama than comedy but very little of it has been seen. When you are in big funny movies and they do well and your little part in it kind of explodes people perceive you as a comedian.
Octavia Spencer
Funny
You
People
Comedy
Seen
Big
Think
Drama
Has-Been
Kind
Perceive
More
Part
Comedian
Comedic
Well
Am
Been
Very
Than
Little
Movies
Your
Actress
Actually
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.
Octavia Spencer
Law
School
Looking
Gone
Type
Would
Law School
Small
Could
Like
Affinity
Contracts
Afforded
If I Could
I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part.
Octavia Spencer
Love
Saying
Whatever
Part
Sing
Nominee
Going
Happens
Oscar
I'm not a fan of 'Gone With the Wind.' I didn't like the movie. I didn't like the book.
Octavia Spencer
Book
Wind
Gone
Like
Movie
Fan
Gone With The Wind
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
Love
You
Worth
Sorry
Shoes
Pain
Christian
Honey
Ounce
Please
Though
Worth It
Give
Weight
Stunning
Got
Love You
Little
Us
Much
Platform
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
Love
Gay
You
Conversation
Women
Hurdles
Other
President
Further
Would
Cross
Having
Could
Know
Female
Person
Get
American
Maybe
Stop
African
African-American
Race
Asian
American President
Many
Now
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
Time
Gay
Rights
Women
Black
Young
Think
All Americans
Civil
Civil Rights
About
Brown
Purple
Fact
Obtaining
Women Are
Very
Green
American
Whether
Straight
Extend
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'.
Octavia Spencer
Dreams
Mom
Lover
Our
Our Dreams
Restricted
Could
Never
Practical
She
Said
Always
Very
Closet
Maybe
Want
Anything
Then
Us
Acting
Actor
Ever
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
Time
Myself
Family
Character
Woman
Will
Kids
Married
See
Adopted
Point
Lead
Lead Character
Get
Get Married
Commit
Wanting
Less
Less Time
Who
Eventually
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
Me
You
Long
Lose
Control
Thinking
Everything
Pretty
Eating
About
Check
Like
Because
How
Am
Doing
Been
Effortless
Diet
Just
Stop
Again
Helps
Keep
Need
Program
I have tried every diet to lose weight. When you restrict yourself, you're setting yourself up for failure.
Octavia Spencer
Failure
You
Yourself
Lose
Every
Setting
Tried
Restrict
Weight
Up
Diet
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
You
Better
Breakfast
Oatmeal
Would
See
Eat
Results
Had
Instead
Feel
Because
Wonder
Happen
Start
Sausage
I think if we give kids a break in education, we would have fewer crimes being committed. If we keep them on track, they know that they have options. It's important for me because, you know, my life would've been different had I not had the education that I had.
Octavia Spencer
Life
Education
Me
You
My Life
Important
Think
Crimes
Kids
Would
Give
Had
Know
Track
Because
Been
Options
Committed
Fewer
Being
Different
Break
Them
Keep
The college years are when you sow all your wild oats and become a vampire. By 40, you've lived it up. At least, you hope.
Octavia Spencer
Hope
You
College
Become
Wild
Vampire
Oats
Least
Years
Up
Sow
Your
Lived
When you give kids the tools necessary to change their destiny, it's really empowering.
Octavia Spencer
You
Change
Tools
Destiny
Kids
Give
Empowering
Really
Necessary
My weight has always been a struggle for me.
Octavia Spencer
Me
Struggle
Weight
Always
Been
I think success happens when it's supposed to and when you can appreciate it. I am grateful that it didn't happen for me at 22 or 23. I would've been foolish enough to think that we're all entitled to it, instead of it being the divine blessing that it is.
Octavia Spencer
Success
Me
You
Blessing
Grateful
Entitled
Think
Enough
Foolish
Divine
Instead
Supposed
Am
Been
Being
Happen
Happens
Appreciate
As a kid, I was always very thin, and I kind of didn't know that I was skinny.
Octavia Spencer
Kid
Kind
Know
Always
Very
Skinny
Thin
Be happy in your own skin.
Octavia Spencer
Be Happy
Happy
Own
Skin
Your
I feel for the overly thin women as I do for the overweight women.
Octavia Spencer
Women
Feel
Overly
Overweight
Thin
I am not maternal at all. I don't have any kids.
Octavia Spencer
Kids
Am
Maternal
Any
My mom always told me I could do or be anything I dared to dream, and I always wanted to work in the movie industry.
Octavia Spencer
Work
Mom
Me
Dared
Dream
Could
Industry
Always
Movie
Wanted
Anything
Movie Industry
I literally don't think about Oscar.
Octavia Spencer
Think
About
Literally
Oscar
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