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"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'."

Octavia Spencer on Dreams

More quotes about Dreams

  • "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

    Eleanor Roosevelt on Dreams

  • "All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."

    Walt Disney on Dreams

  • "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible."

    T. E. Lawrence on Dreams

  • "Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."

    Harriet Tubman on Dreams

  • "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."

    James Dean on Dreams

More quotes by Octavia Spencer

  • "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."

  • "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."

  • "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 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'."

  • "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."

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