"As a writer, as much as I try, I can't stop writing female characters. They have so much more to offer; they have to wear so many different hats. There's so much wonderful gray matter in a female's life that it just makes for a stronger character."

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Source : "'The Help' co-star Octavia Spencer and writer/director Tate Taylor". Interview with Matt Pais, www.latimes.com. August 7, 2011.

Tate Taylor

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“James Cagney, Steve McQueen, I loved all those guys. I grew up loving the movies but had no desire to be in them.”
“We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings.”
“Both my nine- and seven-year-olds have a stockbroker already.”
“Most of the humor comes from how outrageous the situations and circumstances are.”
“Take the time to write. You can do your life's work in half an hour a day.”
“I want people to notice my writing abilities are real and that I'm not just stuck in one situation.”
“If comics are modern mythology, then black participation and representation is crucial.”
“One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt.”

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