奥克塔维亚·莱诺拉·斯宾塞是美国女演员、作家和制片人。她获得了多项荣誉，包括奥斯卡奖、金球奖和三个演员协会奖。她是两位获得三项奥斯卡提名的有色人种女性之一，也是第一位连续两次获得提名的黑人女演员。奖项：奥斯卡奖、金球奖、银幕演员公会奖。
The way to bring about change is to be proactive and active.
实现变革的方法是积极主动。
We all have hourglass figures; your sand just settles in different places.
我们都有沙漏形状；你的沙子只是在不同的地方沉淀。
'Grey's Anatomy' is a very culturally diverse show.
《格蕾的解剖》是一部文化多元化的节目。
I'm definitely neurotic. I don't cross streets and stuff.
我肯定是神经质。我不横穿马路什么的。
Your parents only want what's best for you. They know a career in the arts usually means living paycheck to paycheck; they just want you to know that you have other options!
你父母只想要对你最有利的东西。他们知道艺术生涯通常意味着生活工资支付；他们只是想让你知道你还有其他选择！
If a great role comes along, and you are too tall to play it, then I think the role is too small for your talents.
如果一个伟大的角色出现了，你太高了，不能发挥它，那么我认为这个角色对你的才能来说太小了。
I think the paradigm is shifting with regard to women and what we bring to the industry. I feel very blessed.
我认为，关于女性以及我们为这个行业带来的东西，这种模式正在发生转变。我感到很幸运。
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.
我认为年轻的女人和小女孩需要明白，她们不必是处于困境中的少女。他们不必不展示自己的实力。它们不必是我们头脑中的刻板印象或比喻。