176 Quotes by Octavia Spencer

We all have hourglass figures; your sand just settles in different places.

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.

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.

You just keep moving forward and doing what you do and hope that it resonates with people. And if it doesn't, you just keep moving on until you find a project that does.

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.

The most I like about cooking is eating what someone else has cooked.

I love working with kids and seeing the light come on when they realize they are smart. It's so beautiful to watch.

Auditions make me nervous; any time I have to perform, I get stage fright.

The misperception about the South is that everybody is racist, and all black people are victims, that what was prevalent in the '60s is only relegated to the South.