Octavia Spencer

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Armchair Umbrella

Tv & Film, Music, Comedy

4.6 • 68.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2023

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

Octavia Spencer (Truth Be Told, The Help, Hidden Figures) is an award-winning actress and producer. Octavia joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being forced to grow up quickly, insecurities around auditioning for roles, and the difference between being nice and being kind. Octavia and Dax talk about being in a comedy troupe together, the time Dax met Samuel L. Jackson, and their fascination with serial killers. Octavia explains why it's important to know your value as an actor, how winning an Oscar changed her life, and why she would describe herself as a hypochondriac. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome, welcome welcome to armchair expert. I'm Dan Shepard. I'm joined by Mrs. Mouse.
0:07.0	Hi! I can't help but notice. Tell me. Your fancy book is still here. Are you meaning to keep it here?
0:14.0	No, I'm not meaning to. In fact, it's going to go right under the television set on that main setup there.
0:19.0	It also can live here.
0:21.0	No, no, no, no, no, no.
0:22.0	Clear defense it was back here, because we had guests. can live here. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, it's a
0:25.0	defense it was back here because we had guests. Oh, it got out of my, but...
0:27.2	But... No, but this is something that weighs on my consciousness. So right
0:31.4	before we record generally, before I come... on my
0:35.0	foot massager or my book.
0:38.0	I've been brought in my foot massager or my book
0:40.0	and I haven't hung the painting by Wob
0:42.0	and everyone thinks I don't appreciate their gifts.
0:44.7	This is what I think every time I walk here and then I think I've got to come in here one day
0:49.2	when I'm not recording and get my shit. Sure. I understand.
0:53.7	This happens to me.
0:54.6	I keep stuff in my car for way too long.
0:57.3	I know, in the Christmas presents I got in the living room.
1:00.3	Yep.
1:01.3	They're sitting in the corner stuff.
1:01.9	Yeah.
1:02.3	But guess what I'm doing? What are you doing?
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