176 Quotes by Octavia Spencer

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

We always think that we're going to be young forever, and now when I wake up, I need to stretch, and I need to have my glass of water and be cognizant of what I'm doing with my body.

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'.

My family supported me before any of this crazy notion of moving out to Hollywood and staking my claim. That support has never waned.