A biography for Octavia Spencerhasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“You would not believe that Paula Patton and I have the same trainer.”
“What surprised me about the Oscars was how familiar it was - because you're in the room with all these people that have inspired you from your childhood to adulthood in the film industry. It feels like you've known them all of your life.”
“'Grey's Anatomy' is a very culturally diverse show.”
“As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops.”
“The hardest thing about writing, for me, is facing the blank page.”
“There are fewer and fewer roles that I haven't done already, or archetypes that I haven't played, and to break out of that box, the most interesting stuff is television.”
“I have to lead a very small life in terms of what people think 'Hollywood' is. It's a full life for me, but I'm not jetting across the world. But life is good.”
“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.”
“Your parents only want what's best for you. They know a career in the arts usually means living paycheck to paycheck; they just want you to know that you have other options!”
“My weight has always been a struggle for me.”
“I'm one of those people if you ask, 'What's your favourite song?' I'm going to give you five. I don't have just one favourite.”
“When we don't have all the details about our characters, we have to make it up to fill in all the details. So, for me, writing and acting go hand in hand.”
“I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty.”
“I prefer doing interviews where people don't have to interpret what you say. I'm going to be real honest.”
“Every day that I live, I try to find the beauty in things.”
“I think the paradigm is shifting with regard to women and what we bring to the industry. I feel very blessed.”
“When my car broke down in L.A., nobody stopped. They just kept whizzing by.”
“I'm definitely neurotic. I don't cross streets and stuff.”
“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'.”