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.
From Octavia Spencer
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 that young women and little girls need to see that they don't have to be the damsel in distress. They don't have to not show their strength. They don't have to be whatever the stereotype is or the tropes that we go to in our minds.
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!
Needless to say, I would have loved to have been a black belt instead of actually just wearing one to hold up my pants!
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.
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