176 Quotes by Octavia Spencer

Angry or not. It's a human emotion. But you can't walk around being angry all the time. What a dull person you'd have to be!

If you come out of the gate with a finger pointed, then you really aren't opening the door to any sort of resolution to whatever the problem may be. Whether it's about race or sexual orientation or religion, if you can't empathize with the opposing party, then you can't really meet in the middle.

If a little black girl in Montgomery, Alabama, or some far-reaching region sees something that I do and aspires to do it one day with the knowledge that she can achieve it, then hey, my work is done.

It was never easy being Cicely Tyson. And it will not be easy being Octavia or Viola Davis.

I want to see more Asian. I want to see more Latin. I want more Indian. There's more than Mindy Kaling out there, guys! There's more than Bai Ling.

There are so many more women and men who deserve opportunities. People of color. Period.

I think the paradigm is shifting with regard to women and what we bring to the industry. I feel very blessed.

If a great role comes along, and you are too tall to play it, then I think the role is too small for your talents.

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!