The best Quotes by Octavia Spencer

The first time I saw E.T., the actual image of an alien, and he was so sweet-looking. I wanted him. I wanted E.T.

Meeting Oprah Winfrey, I cried like a baby. Meeting Steven Spielberg, I cried like a baby. Meeting Denzel Washington, I gushed like a crazy woman. If I don't get excited or star struck by someone I've been dying to meet, it's time to retire.

You know, bigotry isn't relevant to just the South. It never was. But I'm very grateful that I don't know what it's like from experience.

As you make your way along life's tumultuous highways, it's important to note that you should always carry a map, have plenty of fuel in the tank, and take frequent rest stops.

I'm not trying to be a different weight. I want to be a different body type so that I'm not an apple. I just want to be a pear!

The biggest difference from Hawaii and Alabama would probably be there's no beaches. But other than that, the people are very nice.

How long does it take to get from Louisiana to Alabama?
One Mississippi.

Leroy Brown: "Joe! That's your grandniece, that's kin to you!"
Joe Simmons: "Grandniece? What the hell is a grandniece? I'm from Alabama. After daughter, it don't damn matter."

Alabamians don't tell you to wait before rushing a decision… they say "don't count your chickens before they hatch."

Alabama girls - the kind of girl you can take home to meet your mom, but can outdrink your dad.

Home is where the heart is and the heart is in Alabama.

The only traffic I had to deal with in Alabama was a tractor.

Dear Hope, The state of Alabama has like a million Waffle Houses and I can't stop thinking about what it felt like to kiss you.

It's not red. It's crimson.
We are the Crimson Tide. Our mascot is an elephant.
There's no place like Tuscaloosa on gameday.
And Bryant-Denny Stadium has no equal.
Fall or spring, it's always a big game when 'Bama plays.
We play Rammer Jammer when we win. We play it a lot.
We don't live in the past. It's just that our past is better than yours.
So to set the record straight... this is ALABAMA FOOTBALL!

Mr. Garrison: "Where are you from?"
Damien: "The Seventh Layer of Hell."
Mr. Garrison: "Oh, my mother was from Alabama."

E.T. phone home.

I can't feel anything anymore. You've gone someplace else now. I'll believe in you all my life, every day. E.T., I love you.

Gertie: "I just wanted to say goodbye."
Michael: "He doesn't know 'goodbye'."
E.T.: "Be good."

Michael: "Maybe he's some animal that wasn't supposed to live; kind of like those rabbits we saw. He could be a monkey or an orangutan."
Elliott: "A bald monkey?"
Gertie: "Is he a pig? He sure eats like one."

Elliott: "He's a man from outer space and we're taking him to his spaceship."
Greg: "Well, can't he just beam up?"
Elliott: "This is reality, Greg!"

He needs to go home; he's calling his people. And I don't know where they are, but he needs to go home.

You could be happy here, I could take care of you. I wouldn't let anybody hurt you. We could grow up together, E.T.!

We're all going to die and they're never going to give me my license!

As a Jew I am aware of how important the existence of Israel is for the survival of us all. And because I am proud of being Jewish, I am worried by the growing anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism in the world.

Without John Williams, bikes don't really fly, nor do brooms in Quidditch matches, nor do men in red capes. There is no Force, dinosaurs do not walk the Earth, we do not wonder, we do not weep, we do not believe.

The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.

I don´t dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I´m dreaming for living

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to greatness.

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.

Even if you flippin' fries at McDonald's - if you are excellent, everybody wants to be in your line.

Forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion.

My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family.

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you're prepared for it.

In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.

How would it be if we discovered that aliens only stopped by earth to let their kids take a leak?

There may be aliens in our Milky Way galaxy, and there are billions of other galaxies. The probability is almost certain that there is life somewhere in space.

All right, this is it. These crummy aliens stole our parents, it's time to show them what we're made of. We're tough, we're mean. Darnit, we're carbon based life forms. So, who's going to kick buttocks?