Octavia Spencer Quotes

To be brutally honest, when you win a title like Miss Universe, your entire life turns topsy-turvy for one year.

To make money, it may be important to win the Academy Award, for it might mean another ten million dollars at the box office.

Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won - and was sent to New York City to compete nationally.

I was Miss Chicago in 1946.

One minute I was a PR intern, the next I was Miss South Africa.

After winning the Miss India title at the age of 16, I resumed my studies.

Quite simply, to win Miss World is not a ticket to millions and I've read that so many times.

Before I won Miss Diva in 2015, I had won the pageant once before in 2012. Back then, it was called Miss Universe India.

There's something about winning Miss America that brings out the snark.

Right after winning the Oscar, when everyone was going home, they let these little gold Oscary shapes flutter down from the ceiling. Leonardo DiCaprio came over, bowed down, and kissed my hand. It was the most fabulous moment - such a lovely gesture. He didn't say anything.

Even if I hadn't have been nominated for an Oscar, to have won the Golden Glove was just fantastic.

I didn't expect to win the Oscar. You grow up watching the Oscars on TV and you think it happens to fancy people. It was really surreal.

You can't believe Russell Crowe is the same actor who won an Oscar one year ago for Gladiator.

I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World.

Just about every town in Texas has a beauty pageant. Ours was called The Dogwood Fiesta. I was in one of those. I played the guitar and sang - and lost.

My dad won an Oscar in 1951 with an un-Anglicized name, the first Hispanic to ever win an Oscar, and the Academy is so intractable to this day.

I may now carry the sash of Miss Universe, but I'll forever be your Miss Philippines.

During my time, fortunately or unfortunately, I had no idea what Miss Universe was supposed to be like because nobody from India had won the title before me.

I was 19 or 20 when I won Miss India and then did some exciting work in fashion.

When you are winning and go to finals, you want to win the finals.

The role of Miss World is one that my daughter has fulfilled to the best of her abilities.

It has been quite a journey from Miss India to modelling and acting.

My aim has always been to win the Miss World title.

Winning a beauty pageant and the Miss India title was always a dream.

You know, "Moonlight" deserves best picture [on Oscar]. What I mean by tarnished is the moment - being able to be in front of all your peers and being able to thank everyone involved and particularly when it's a movie that has some pivotal social relevance, like "Moonlight," particularly in a time where, with this new transitional government, LGBT rights are just being stripped. This win means something.