You just keep moving forward and doing what you do and hope that it resonates with people. And if it doesn't, you just keep moving on until you find a project that does.
Interpretation
Keep pursuing your passion regardless of immediate feedback, as success may come from persistence.
This quote by Octavia Spencer emphasizes the importance of perseverance and dedication in one's work. It suggests that not every effort will resonate with everyone, but continuing to move forward and staying true to oneself is crucial. The journey involves discovering what truly connects with others and not being discouraged by setbacks along the way.
In practice
In a motivational speech to students about pursuing their dreams.
You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow. And as an actor, you don't become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged. And unfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles.
I don't think there will ever be a time I don't write, and I hope there will never be a time I don't act.
There are so few roles out there. And even if it is a film that could be led by a black actress, how many times is that film going to get funded? Let's just be real. But it's not just black people. It's Asians, it's Hispanic people if you're not Salma Hayek. It's hard. It's hard to get films funded.
I think that young women and little girls need to see that they don't have to be the damsel in distress. They don't have to not show their strength. They don't have to be whatever the stereotype is or the tropes that we go to in our minds.
I like to read, even though it was really tough, because I could go anywhere in the world in a book, and I could have so many adventures in a book.
If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.
Don't wait for perfection before you start. Start somewhere so you can have something tangible you can work to perfect.
The world takes us at our own valuation. It believes in the man who believes in himself, but it has little use for the timid man: the one who is never certain of himself, who cannot rely on his own judgment, who craves advice from others, and is afraid to go ahead on his own account.
As I've told my three daughters, all of whom I've at one time encouraged to go into macro trading, any man or woman can do anything to which they set their heart and mind.
There's a lot of good waiting for you on the other side of tired. Get yourself tired.
Getting picked is fine if it happens to you. But it's not a plan. It's a version of waiting and hoping.
There is no straight line to a dream.
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