Octavia Spencer on Her 15-Year “Overnight Success” & Defying Hollywood

Octavia Spencer jokes that she was an “overnight success” 15 years in the making. She and Keke discuss the friends and mentors who shaped her, from Melissa McCarthy to Whoopi Goldberg, plus her sister hanging up on Patrick Swayze. She shares how she trusted herself and defied Hollywood after her Oscar win for The Help and now produces and stars in her own projects, including Amazon Prime’s hit series Ride or Die, opening doors for others. She revisits that iconic Ma bob in a hilarious game.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.