43 Most Famous Octavia Spencer Quotes (ACTRESS)

Top 12 Most Famous Octavia Spencer Quotes (BEST)

“You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny, and hope that whatever your art is that you’re putting out there, if it’s received, great, I respect you for receiving it. If it’s not received, great, I respect you for not.”
Octavia Spencer

We all have our own journey. We're all running our own race. And once we realize that, it's really empowering. — We all have our own **journey**. We’re all running our own race. And once we realize that, it’s really **empowering**.

The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. — The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is **opportunity**.

I believe that all people are created equal, regardless of who they love, what color their skin is, or how they choose to express themselves. — I **believe** that all people are created **equal**, regardless of who they love, what color their skin is, or how they choose to express themselves.

We all have the power to make a difference, even in the smallest ways. Never underestimate the impact of kindness. — We all have the power to make a difference, even in the smallest ways. Never underestimate the impact of **kindness**.

It's not about how we look; it's about what we bring to the table, what our skill sets are, and how we contribute to the world. — It’s not about how we look; it’s about what we bring to the table, what our skill sets are, and how we contribute to the world.

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

It's not about being perfect; it's about being authentic and embracing who you are. — It’s not about being perfect; it’s about being authentic and embracing who you are.

The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active. — The way to bring about **change** is to be proactive and active.

The way to achieve your own success is to be willing to help somebody else get it first. — The way to achieve your own **success** is to be willing to help somebody else get it first.

When you can't find the sunshine, be the sunshine. — When you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine.

Believe in yourself and your abilities, and don't let anyone tell you that you can't do something. — **Believe** in yourself and your **abilities**, and don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something.

11 Wise Octavia Spencer Quotes About Life

“I can only be the best version of myself and understand that the only way that we as a people can heal is to understand that the next person’s journey may not be your own, but it doesn’t mean that you have to marginalize them in any way.”
Octavia Spencer

The things that scare you only make you better and stronger.

Inclusivity is important in every aspect of life, whether it's in the entertainment industry or in our communities. — Inclusivity is important in every aspect of **life**, whether it’s in the entertainment industry or in our communities.

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. — 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.

When you give kids the tools necessary to change their destiny, it's really empowering. — When you give kids the tools necessary to change their **destiny**, it’s really **empowering**.

“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.”
Octavia Spencer

One thing I've learned is be comfortable in your skin, and more importantly, be comfortable in your shoes. — One thing I’ve learned is be comfortable in your skin, and more importantly, be comfortable in your shoes.

I can only live in my truth. — I can only live in my **truth**.

I have experienced loss in my life, but the thing that brings you back is your faith. — I have experienced loss in my life, but the thing that brings you back is your **faith**.

Tough love is the hardest to give. — Tough **love** is the hardest to give.

8 Inspirational Octavia Spencer Quotes on Success & Challenges

“I don’t think you learn as much about yourself when you are moving forwards as when you have fallen backwards. That’s when you really learn who you are. And reach for the things that have propelled you forward and made you a better person.”
Octavia Spencer

I just know that the one thing that we all have in common is challenges. No one lives a challenge free life. — I just know that the one thing that we all have in common is **challenges**. No one lives a challenge free life.

You have to create your own path and I'm up to the challenge. — You have to create your own path and I’m up to the **challenge**.

Our challenges make us unique, and how we deal with them makes us unique. — Our **challenges** make us unique, and how we deal with them makes us unique.

“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.”
Octavia Spencer

I'm attracted to things that make me want to be a better person. — I’m attracted to things that make me want to be a better person.

I am an advocate of education. It is the panacea for all that ails us in our society. — I am an advocate of **education**. It is the panacea for all that ails us in our society.

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 hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of **hope**, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty.

7 Octavia Spencer Quotes that will Make You Think

“I’m not an optimist. I’m a realist. And my reality is that we live in a multifaceted, multicultural world. And maybe once we stop labeling ourselves, then maybe everyone else will.”
Octavia Spencer

The thing about the South is we accept our history. We don't push it under the rug. — The thing about the South is we accept our history. We don’t push it under the rug.

Everything happens when it's supposed to. — Everything happens when it’s supposed to.

The hardest thing about writing, for me, is facing the blank page. — The hardest thing about **writing**, for me, is facing the blank page.

“There are enough negative images of Black women out there and I did not want to portray Dorothy Vaughn in any stereotype. I wanted to make sure that her integrity was preserved.”
Octavia Spencer