We know longer live in a homogenous society, it is not black, white, Asian or Latin, it is a melting pot. Until we learn to assimilate and learn about other cultures, we will continue to have racism problems. Of course, there are other '-isms' as our ills. We have sexism, ageism, elitism, homophobia-ism, there are many -isms we have to overcome.
Octavia SpencerUnfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles.
Octavia SpencerI choose projects that resonate with me on some personal level and projects that I'm afraid to do. If I'm afraid to do them, then I usually say yes, because it means that I'm not ready to go there and deal with certain aspects of the script.
Octavia SpencerI hate to tell people what they should think 'cause I really have an aversion when people tell me what to think.
Octavia Spencer