Photo: Robin L Marshall/FilmMagic; Rob Kim/Getty for Tribeca FestivalOctavia Spencerreceived some sage wisdom fromWhoopi Goldbergearly in her career.The Academy Award winner, 52, recounted last week onWTF with Marc Maronher experience interning in the extras casting department on Goldberg’s 1990 filmThe Long Walk Homewhen she was just 17.“It was pretty amazing, actually,to have a relationship with Whoopi,” she said of first meeting the EGOT winner, 67, while working on the movie, which was shot in her Montgomery, Ala. hometown.She recalled the key piece of advice Goldberg offered her: “[I] just was ready to move to Hollywood to work on films right after the movie was wrapped,” she noted. “And Whoopi said, ‘Hollywood will always be there. Get your education.'““My mom was really heavily into education,” added Spencer, explaining that her mother hoped that her daughter would eventually become an attorney.When she graduated from Auburn University with a degree in English a few years later, Spencer said that Goldberg’s brother — who also worked in production onThe Long Walk Home— “made sure to let me know that Whoopi was thinking of me, and that she was all excited that I was graduating.“TheTruth Be Toldstar additionally shared that Goldberg later remembered her the first time she appeared onThe View.Also starring in the 1990 film wasSissy Spacek, who she said “actually did” remember Spencer years later when they starred together in 2011’sThe Help, which earned Spencer her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.“It was so crazy,” Spencer said.RELATED VIDEO: Allison Janney and Octavia Spencer Went from Crushing on the ‘Same Guy’ to BFFs: ‘We Liked Each Other Better!'“We talked about her daughter becauseSchuyler [Fisk]was three when she didThe LongWalk Home. It was pretty amazing, actually,” Spencer added.
Photo: Robin L Marshall/FilmMagic; Rob Kim/Getty for Tribeca Festival
Octavia Spencerreceived some sage wisdom fromWhoopi Goldbergearly in her career.The Academy Award winner, 52, recounted last week onWTF with Marc Maronher experience interning in the extras casting department on Goldberg’s 1990 filmThe Long Walk Homewhen she was just 17.“It was pretty amazing, actually,to have a relationship with Whoopi,” she said of first meeting the EGOT winner, 67, while working on the movie, which was shot in her Montgomery, Ala. hometown.She recalled the key piece of advice Goldberg offered her: “[I] just was ready to move to Hollywood to work on films right after the movie was wrapped,” she noted. “And Whoopi said, ‘Hollywood will always be there. Get your education.'““My mom was really heavily into education,” added Spencer, explaining that her mother hoped that her daughter would eventually become an attorney.When she graduated from Auburn University with a degree in English a few years later, Spencer said that Goldberg’s brother — who also worked in production onThe Long Walk Home— “made sure to let me know that Whoopi was thinking of me, and that she was all excited that I was graduating.“TheTruth Be Toldstar additionally shared that Goldberg later remembered her the first time she appeared onThe View.Also starring in the 1990 film wasSissy Spacek, who she said “actually did” remember Spencer years later when they starred together in 2011’sThe Help, which earned Spencer her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.“It was so crazy,” Spencer said.RELATED VIDEO: Allison Janney and Octavia Spencer Went from Crushing on the ‘Same Guy’ to BFFs: ‘We Liked Each Other Better!'“We talked about her daughter becauseSchuyler [Fisk]was three when she didThe LongWalk Home. It was pretty amazing, actually,” Spencer added.
Octavia Spencerreceived some sage wisdom fromWhoopi Goldbergearly in her career.
The Academy Award winner, 52, recounted last week onWTF with Marc Maronher experience interning in the extras casting department on Goldberg’s 1990 filmThe Long Walk Homewhen she was just 17.
“It was pretty amazing, actually,to have a relationship with Whoopi,” she said of first meeting the EGOT winner, 67, while working on the movie, which was shot in her Montgomery, Ala. hometown.
She recalled the key piece of advice Goldberg offered her: “[I] just was ready to move to Hollywood to work on films right after the movie was wrapped,” she noted. “And Whoopi said, ‘Hollywood will always be there. Get your education.'”
“My mom was really heavily into education,” added Spencer, explaining that her mother hoped that her daughter would eventually become an attorney.
When she graduated from Auburn University with a degree in English a few years later, Spencer said that Goldberg’s brother — who also worked in production onThe Long Walk Home— “made sure to let me know that Whoopi was thinking of me, and that she was all excited that I was graduating.”
TheTruth Be Toldstar additionally shared that Goldberg later remembered her the first time she appeared onThe View.
Also starring in the 1990 film wasSissy Spacek, who she said “actually did” remember Spencer years later when they starred together in 2011’sThe Help, which earned Spencer her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
“It was so crazy,” Spencer said.
RELATED VIDEO: Allison Janney and Octavia Spencer Went from Crushing on the ‘Same Guy’ to BFFs: ‘We Liked Each Other Better!’
“We talked about her daughter becauseSchuyler [Fisk]was three when she didThe LongWalk Home. It was pretty amazing, actually,” Spencer added.
source: people.com
