Octavia Spencer Quotes

I always wonder why people cast me in anything.

If I am not right for something there are many talented actors out there that will get it.

I'm an actor. I'll take a lead if it's offered. The really good actors can fill a character, no matter what the role is. A good leading man is a character actor; a good character actor can be a leading man.

Let's be honest. Physicality is going to have a bearing on the parts you get. And if you think differently, you're in the wrong business.

Directors don't call you for your beauty but for your talent.

It's great to have actors who are often cast against type.

I have to say that as an actor, I really look for the role. I'm not really looking to see if it's for television or film, because there are highly talented people in both mediums.

When you are cast for a role, it's because of everything that makes you who you are in that moment in time. No one else has that. That's a unique, powerful thing to hold.

It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.

For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.

It was both comforting and terrifying to go in to audition for 'The Girl in the Cafe,' as I'd worked with everyone in the room on 'State Of Play.'

I'm not interested in going after a part. I think if someone wants me for a part and approaches me then I'll take it on a case-by-case basis and see what that part is.

I try and get out there and audition as much as possible.

I didn't want to be stuck in Dickens period dramas because then I would never know if I was any good.

It's up to the actor to make sure they don't get typecast.

I always used to say, as a director, that I could make anybody good in a movie if you found the right part. It all comes down to casting.

I like to stretch my acting muscles.

The best situation is where they cast you and then they trust you.

I used to play a lot of foreign women in my youth because I was prettier then. I would go for interviews, and directors would look at these sultry, exotic looks, hear this clipped accent and think the two don't go together. So they would give me a foreign accent.

When a casting agent sees me, he kind of knows what he's getting.

People know my background and for people who need an improviser, I'm one of the people they think to use if I'm appropriate for the part.

If you're a casting director, you're going to be curious to see what Timothy Spall's son is like. But when you get in the door, you have to have something to offer.

Once you get into a part, and someone sees you, you get asked to do it again.

As an actor, I'll play anything.

The thing about acting is you have to wait to be asked to the dance.