Octavia Spencer Quotes

I have always despised people who thought they were better than others, and I made a promise to myself that I'd never turn into that kind of person. My family also helps to keep me grounded. Whenever I get a 'diva moment,' as they like to call it, they let me know it and say, 'Stop acting like a diva!' They're pretty good at it, too.

I know that I'm definitely not a big big snob, and I know that at the times that I am a diva I know I'm being a diva. It's kind of annoying to know that you are. Because it's a person I do not want to be. So I'm trying my best not to become a jerk.

I have to humble myself.

When it comes to doing my job, I keep my ego in my handbag.

The most important thing that I tell myself is that no matter where I go in this journey, the humility is what's gonna keep me honest and real. And perhaps a better manager.

Everyone in Kiss is replaceable. My ego will tell you that I am not, but that's not so.

To be honest, I don't think I'm the best role model in the world. I'm pretty immature sometimes.

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

I never saw movies I was in because my mom told me that would be prideful, being stuck on yourself.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough in me to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

When my writing career took off, it was pretty easy to keep my ego in check because old-school martial arts isn't about ego gratification. It's about maintaining a balanced view of the world and your place in it.

I rarely think about myself that much. I really don't.

The only way to get under me is to get over yourself.

If I was sharp in every area, I might be too big-headed or something.

I have not changed much. I haven't gotten a big ego or anything.

I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.

It's good for the soul to hear yourself as others hear you, and next time maybe, just maybe, you will not talk so much, so loudly, so brilliantly, so charmingly, so utterly shamelessly foolishly.

I don't find it hard to stay humble.

The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second is disastrous.

The trick is to learn to contain one's ego, not conceal it.

An actress once advised me, 'Make sure you do your own laundry - it will keep you honest.'

I realise that every time my face is on TV or I'm playing in a tournament, that I am a role model for a lot of people and a lot of kids do look up to me. I try to do my best in that regard and put myself across as honestly and as modestly as possible, as well.