Octavia Spencer Quotes

I guess what I learned the most was to feel lucky with what I have been able to accomplish and what I have and to feel humble about the people I have been able to work with.

A lot of my life happened in great, wonderful bursts of good fortune, and then I would race to be worthy of it.

It is impossible to count the blessings I have received over my years at Microsoft. I am humbled by the professionalism and generosity of everyone I have had the good fortune to work with at this awesome company.

The value of old age depends upon the person who reaches it. To some men of early performance it is useless. To others, who are late to develop, it just enables them to finish the job.

My greatest regret would be that I took my success for granted, because it was given to me at such a young age.

I'm doing pretty good for myself, and I'm very proud and very humbled at where I'm at, and I'm extremely blessed.

I feel like I've had a fantastic life and career with music, and I've worked very hard, but maybe I've had a bit of luck along the way.

Success is a poison that should only be taken late in life and then only in small doses.

Life has been kind to me. I am happy with the love and appreciation that I have been getting throughout my career. I feel blessed.

I work hard and I will always work hard. But I feel very lucky with the way that it has all come together.

As you grow older and young people come up to you with their history books, you realize that some of the things I have been able to do have been impactful. But for me, I try to keep everything in perspective and stay humble.

I feel blessed - I am a woman who has been able to work in the entertainment business for five decades. I don't want to age, but I would never take back a year for the wisdom I've gained in that time.

Pray that success will not come any faster than you are able to endure it.

The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.

I feel like I've gotten so lucky and gotten to do such cool things with such cool folks. It's really great. You definitely want that momentum to keep going, for sure.

I have never thought of winning an Oscar. Rather, I never thought I would get the Padma Shri. I think God has been kind to me. I think getting Oscar award is not too far away.

Everybody wants to have their 'Breaking Bad.' It went to Bryan Cranston. It couldn't have happened to a better guy or a better actor.

I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now?

I'm a lucky guy. I don't take for granted, for one minute, what I do.

I feel like I have been totally blessed with everything that I have done.

I'm just considering myself extremely lucky. All I wanted is to have 'Paranormal Activity' be released and become successful. And everything that's happened since then is just an enormous bonus.

Awards are not something that I measure my work by. I've been so fortunate and I've gotten to do such terrific things that it seems petty to look back and say, 'Oh, I should have gotten that prize.' I don't look at it that way.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

Nobody has it all, but for me to even come close is amazing.

You know what, I'm probably one of the most blessed people there's ever been, and I thank God for it.