I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a deep commitment to writing and acting as integral parts of life.
Octavia Spencer's quote reflects her unwavering passion for writing and acting, suggesting that these creative pursuits are not just hobbies but essential components of her identity. It conveys a sense of hope that she will always engage in these artistic endeavors, emphasizing their significance in her life and the importance of following one's passions.
In practice
This quote can be used to encourage aspiring writers at a workshop.
You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow. And as an actor, you don't become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged. And unfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles.
There are so few roles out there. And even if it is a film that could be led by a black actress, how many times is that film going to get funded? Let's just be real. But it's not just black people. It's Asians, it's Hispanic people if you're not Salma Hayek. It's hard. It's hard to get films funded.
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.
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.
I like to read, even though it was really tough, because I could go anywhere in the world in a book, and I could have so many adventures in a book.
If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.
More and more people are seeing the films on computers - lousy sound, lousy picture - and they think they've seen the film, but they really haven't.
Writing at least is a silent meditation even though youβre going a hundred miles an hour.
I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach.
I would like, if I can, to broaden the possibilities of the musical theater. I think there's a better 'Oklahoma!' someplace, a better 'West Side Story.' And I'd like to be mixed up in it.
I get unhappy doing things that I'm not passionate about. Because I feel like I'm squandering this incredible gift I've been given to finance films. As soon as my name alone was enough to make this happen, I vowed to myself that I was going to work with directors who were changing cinema, doing something important, you know?
The arts are neglected because they are based on perception, and perception is disdained because it is not assumed to involve thought.
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