Octavia Spencer & Jessica Chastain - The Help Interview

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  • Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
  • Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain didn't hesitate when it came to taking roles in "The Help." The film, set in MIssissippi during the 1960s, is based on the wildly popular best-selling novel about a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives - and a small Mississippi town - upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families.
    Bonnie Laufer from www.tribute.ca spoke with Octavia and Jessica about what it meant for them to be a part of this film, the delicious food that was ALWAYS on set and the important message the film delivers.

Комментарии • 180

  • @alyzak.8997
    @alyzak.8997 5 лет назад +840

    Jessica blew me away in the help. You couldn't even recognize her. That's when you know she's a good actress

    • @TheGemini5
      @TheGemini5 4 года назад +10

      I was gonna say the exact same thing! My respect went up tenfold!

    • @TheSasipum
      @TheSasipum 2 года назад +7

      I was thinking the same thing she is much different from the movie.

    • @bossbabylamarr3347
      @bossbabylamarr3347 Год назад +6

      Right , cause first seeing this video , I didn’t know that was her that played cecila, that’s what I call acting

    • @TheCRYSTALLURE
      @TheCRYSTALLURE 4 месяца назад +1

      That and the fact that she was opposite Bryce Dallas Howard. I always confuse them (not because idk who they are but when I think of one I picture the other & Vice versa) 😅

    • @e.conboy4286
      @e.conboy4286 3 месяца назад +1

      My favorite actresses and film!

  • @queserai
    @queserai 9 лет назад +925

    jessica looks so attentive towards octavia :) showing pure respect towards each other. octavia was amazing in the help.

  • @Deepstarr7020
    @Deepstarr7020 12 лет назад +220

    You know how you can tell Octavia Spencer and Jessica Chastain really have great chemistry ....they let each other talk and they listen.

  • @deborahsawyer5609
    @deborahsawyer5609 Год назад +97

    Minnie and celias friendship was so heartwarming. It's like they needed each other , and at the end of the movie gave each other the strength to improve their lives.

  • @888pil
    @888pil 6 лет назад +360

    two great actresses. Octavia deserved her oscar and Jessica is looking overdue for one. both seem like they type you would want as a friend

    • @georgerobbins3198
      @georgerobbins3198 5 лет назад +3

      I was so hoping they would tie for the supporting Oscar.

    • @Prieze868
      @Prieze868 3 года назад +2

      Definitely Jessica Chastain is overdue for an Oscar as well mini octave you was amazing love her

    • @Prieze868
      @Prieze868 3 года назад

      @@georgerobbins3198 I think October had more lines and more dramatic pass but Jessica was amazing playing that woman

  • @TheApplesauce1992
    @TheApplesauce1992 11 месяцев назад +31

    these two are the reason i rewatch this movie

  • @Miumiu0404
    @Miumiu0404 9 лет назад +167

    Ms. Octavia is such an underrated actress. Before The Help, I've watched some of her films and tv shows. She had minor or small roles and even with those kind of roles, she still nails it. She's an amazing actor. I'm happy The Help put her to the spot light that she deserves.

    • @SYDsyd444
      @SYDsyd444 5 лет назад +2

      Doll Face she’s not underatted, she’s been everywhere

    • @priscillajimenez27
      @priscillajimenez27 3 года назад

      Before the help I only knew her from wizards of Waverly place lol

    • @randomclips888
      @randomclips888 2 дня назад

      Yess I always remembered her from small roles and LOVED HER everytime!!! Even in Sprider Man she had a small role and I got happy 😂😂😂

  • @mattthompson6281
    @mattthompson6281 9 лет назад +202

    I love octavia spencer!!! The entire Help cast looked like they got along so well off camera, and that's why it shinned so well on camer

  • @thefwordprod
    @thefwordprod 12 лет назад +118

    you can tell they really enjoy each others company. Look at Jessica's body language how she's leaning in toward Octavia.

  • @carleavesceo709
    @carleavesceo709 4 года назад +48

    Minny and Celia made the film a success in my eyes. They both needed each other. They had bonded with each other. Jessica, you looked so good as a blonde and that Southern accent, wow !!!!!

  • @robertcarrillo100
    @robertcarrillo100 13 лет назад +171

    Celia's character honestly inspires me to become a better person.

  • @mrs8792
    @mrs8792 Год назад +13

    I absolutely loved these two characters. Absolutely precious.

  • @littlelionman04
    @littlelionman04 13 лет назад +50

    "I cleared away that chicken every take. *nods*" Oh, Octavia. You're just wonderful.

  • @Olivia_4444
    @Olivia_4444 6 лет назад +28

    It was a stellar cast, but Jessica had my heart. Held it, crumbled it, everything. Brilliant performance.

  • @NadineBeex
    @NadineBeex 12 лет назад +41

    I absolutely loved this movie, I loved both of their characters and cried like a baby at some of their scenes together

  • @meggiebeth3202
    @meggiebeth3202 10 лет назад +477

    They're so different in real life! Jessica Chastain looks and sounds nothing like Celia, that's for sure!

    • @Miumiu0404
      @Miumiu0404 9 лет назад +84

      MeggieBeth Isn't that what's so amazing about good actresses? They totally transform into different characters. I love it :)

    • @billcipher9024
      @billcipher9024 4 года назад +4

      I guess white people had that accent in them back in the 60s

    • @artdecotimes2942
      @artdecotimes2942 3 года назад +1

      @@billcipher9024 that would be thw wrong guess, thats the hollwood movie accent that modern day for some reason thinks women sounded like, because they are so sure that we spoke exactly the same as today but with ridiculous linguals. You know that mid Atlantic accent, real life accent in the 1930s to 1960s was that, although not so "detective, funny seeing you here I had just left the shop on south of boulevard when I saw what happened" kinda drama. Its called the Transatlantic accent.

    • @larafranke1802
      @larafranke1802 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@artdecotimes2942I am very bad at pointing out accents, but I wanted to mention that if I remember correctly the character Celia came from somewhere else then the other ones. Sugarditch or something like this?

    • @brysiax3
      @brysiax3 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@larafranke1802yeah, I think Sugarditch was a village close to Jacksonville

  • @chaundrawilliams6954
    @chaundrawilliams6954 6 месяцев назад +6

    Here it is 2024 and the shorts that kept coming up in my YT feed over the last several days finally “forced” me to stay up till 4:15 am to watch the movie again 😜😜😜. I had ONLY seen it ONCE since its release in 2011. So of course, I laughed…shed a few tears for sure... Was still pissed all over again too-no doubt. Loved BOTH these ladies, but I do love me some Octavia! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🥰🥰🥰

  • @rutakarentuumatavai4006
    @rutakarentuumatavai4006 11 лет назад +36

    Awesome character in this film, she is such an inspiration. Love this film!!

  • @exitcheese
    @exitcheese 10 лет назад +29

    now one of my favorite films.

  • @TP-xy2ms
    @TP-xy2ms 3 года назад +23

    Jessica is the reason why I love southern women who fought against the racism.

  • @smacbot
    @smacbot 12 лет назад +25

    These two were the best part of an amazing film!

  • @thecatman4ever
    @thecatman4ever 8 лет назад +12

    Such a great interview. Octavia & Jessica were my favorite actresses from "The Help"

  • @ztgninwod42
    @ztgninwod42 10 лет назад +34

    just saw that movie, oh man!!! I love it... so inspiration!!! colors are in one!

  • @The7MISSFITS
    @The7MISSFITS 13 лет назад +16

    i love these two together! so funny and enjoyable to watch.

  • @lulylunathree
    @lulylunathree 12 лет назад +21

    they really are my favorite characters even though it's incredibly hard to choose. it's such an amazing movie that makes you laugh and makes you cry about a million times. minnie and celia are especially amazing because of the bond that they have. both looks so pretty here in this interview and it's nice to hear from them about their feeling about everything! great video!

  • @suadpolashek6400
    @suadpolashek6400 4 года назад +4

    I loved Octavia, Jessica, and Viola so so much in this movie and I must read the book someday, that's for sure.

  • @1LHPrincess
    @1LHPrincess 13 лет назад +5

    Octavia did an extremely great job answering these questions!

  • @queentera
    @queentera 2 года назад +2

    Both of them always make me smile, I loved them the most.❤

  • @DrClaw-y2l
    @DrClaw-y2l 5 месяцев назад +2

    IF YOU CRY, I'M GONNA CRY!!!

  • @NewyorkRican2191
    @NewyorkRican2191 3 года назад +4

    These two beautiful and talented women!!

  • @artsylovelylady
    @artsylovelylady 13 лет назад +4

    Two great performances. They deserve their recognition in this year's awards season.

  • @aimisyazni8301
    @aimisyazni8301 4 года назад +5

    Two of my favourite actresses in one shot ❤

  • @infinite8885
    @infinite8885 3 года назад +6

    Jessie is the most beautiful person in my eyes , she is an amazing actor and has the prettiest features

  • @elizabethgeoghegan5167
    @elizabethgeoghegan5167 Год назад +2

    They made the movie for me. Loved the film, but their performances were so touching.

  • @lorraineleschinsky8616
    @lorraineleschinsky8616 7 месяцев назад +2

    I loved this movie so much. I laughed. I cried. I was beyond angry.

  • @AlexS-oj8qf
    @AlexS-oj8qf 7 лет назад +65

    Jessica and Bryce TOGETHER??! OMG!

  • @melvincole1711
    @melvincole1711 2 года назад +2

    Still one of my favorite movies!!!

  • @littlemissblackdress7587
    @littlemissblackdress7587 3 года назад +1

    Octavia and Jessica are the best thing about this great movie.

  • @kapuoa
    @kapuoa 7 месяцев назад +12

    This was 12 years ago, so 2012. When Jessica says "We've still got a ways to go,, she couldn't've IMAGINED the regression the country went through just a very few years later.

    • @sh4wty20
      @sh4wty20 2 дня назад

      and in the past month alone

  • @rietakahashi3820
    @rietakahashi3820 6 месяцев назад

    This movie became one of my favorite.such a great movie

  • @SandyRed881
    @SandyRed881 3 года назад +4

    I loved Mrs. Celia Foote! Sis killed em in that dress at the fundraiser too! Loved Minnie and Celia!

  • @Peanut-y6y
    @Peanut-y6y 6 месяцев назад

    This was an amazing movie all these woman were great!!!

  • @siegeaye
    @siegeaye 12 лет назад +38

    EAT MY SHIT!!! - That was a crackup, best person to play the part

  • @SandraMorris51
    @SandraMorris51 12 лет назад

    Same here-loved them the best and in the film they were my favorite characters.

  • @wesleybabb6125
    @wesleybabb6125 10 дней назад

    One of my favorite movies

  • @Damnstermachine
    @Damnstermachine 12 лет назад +10

    I wanted the both of them to win the Oscars! But congratulations Octavia!

  • @chazlenz1
    @chazlenz1 12 лет назад +5

    they are both really pretty,smart and great actors !!!
    I love this movie

  • @chelsearobichaud3717
    @chelsearobichaud3717 6 лет назад +3

    Honestly they were my two favorite out the movie.

  • @pallabimaitralifestyle3489
    @pallabimaitralifestyle3489 5 лет назад

    My favourite movie of all times! Everyone should watch it, its as serious as is entertaining!!!

  • @gpeddino
    @gpeddino 13 лет назад +28

    Both were amazing in the movie. I personally prefer Jessica's performance, but I think Octavia is getting the Oscar.

  • @kirarasmom4274
    @kirarasmom4274 2 года назад +4

    We must have empathy with boundaries. Empaths attracts narcissist with out boundaries.

  • @alexandrebertrand-lafleur3114
    @alexandrebertrand-lafleur3114 8 лет назад +13

    I love how Octavia quote: Eat my shit! when Hilly eat two slices of the pie

  • @Christianna73
    @Christianna73 Год назад

    Amazing acting thank-you ❤

  • @JorgeRodriguez-ef9dv
    @JorgeRodriguez-ef9dv 25 дней назад

    Such beautiful movie and their performance are Eli

  • @MichaelIto-h7v
    @MichaelIto-h7v 24 дня назад

    Jessica is a True Class Act.

  • @Oddbisket
    @Oddbisket 5 лет назад +11

    Celia wasn't colour blind. She grew up poor and had a ruthless give them hell attitude but was just as lonely as Minnie. They were just on the opposite sides of the female spectrum... Celia ooozed sexuality and was brave by jumping into situations without fear and Minnie was the nurturer but feared sexuality and men in general but also cautious fly under the radar with a snappy temper but was able to meet everyones nurturer needs. Both aspects of strength, femininity, courage and intellect.

  • @patriciarobinson5909
    @patriciarobinson5909 2 года назад

    Amazing book! Amazing movie! More amazing actresses!

  • @jeanjean2033
    @jeanjean2033 6 месяцев назад

    Octavia Spencer was fabulous

  • @caseyh8386
    @caseyh8386 4 года назад +8

    Minny was the absolute best 😭 ♥ Celia needed a strong friend like her, instead of those weak willed sheep that followed Hilly's every command

  • @biddyalexis2309
    @biddyalexis2309 Год назад

    Shud definitely have a part 2!!

  • @samwright8599
    @samwright8599 7 месяцев назад

    Octavia is so wonderful

  • @somberrose85
    @somberrose85 8 лет назад +39

    lol i didn't recognize celia at all

  • @PianoMan1191
    @PianoMan1191 13 лет назад +18

    Jessica Chastain = most gorgeous redhead ever.

  • @passpass2847
    @passpass2847 2 года назад

    I remember watch the movie yes they both steal the Show for me.. they friendship like everything.. best part when celia cook for meenie

  • @TheFiown
    @TheFiown 4 года назад +5

    I grew up in a Scottish village never seeing a black person then went to London for an interview when I was 17 and suddenly there were many and on going home I kept telling people that the best dressed people in London were black, I loved the way they wore fashion. On starting college I had no preconceived ideas of race, we were all mixed up and one day a teacher asked us if we had 'black' friends, I said no and one of my best friends Paul hit me on the arm and said ' oh so we are not friends', I just hadn't 'labelled' him. Later in life I would meet racism and just could not understand it at all. In Europe we have absolutely no idea of what the coloured community went through for all those years. One of my best friends, a black american singer told me that when she was a kid they had moved to a new neighbourhood and at thanksgiving the neighbours took them baskets of food thinking that being black they were poor. Her mother invited them in to show the house and the full kitchen and thanked them all the same. I still hear people saying things like 'they are black how can they afford this big house/car, they must be dealing drugs' sort of thing.

    • @asiaatiyanna2122
      @asiaatiyanna2122 4 года назад

      Thank you for sharing❤️❤️

    • @priscillajimenez27
      @priscillajimenez27 3 года назад +1

      I've seen videos of african kids seeing a white person for the time. Their reactions are pretty funny. Even some asians, seeing a black person for the first time, they're like whoa.
      For me I grew up around most races of people so it wasnt anything new to me, and I assumed that with our globalized world now, that mostly everyone has diversity exposure until I realized not every country does.

    • @TheFiown
      @TheFiown 3 года назад

      @@priscillajimenez27 I got married in India to an Indian and when we went to a village in the middle of no where to see his uncle who was a priest, the people hadn't seen a white blond blue eyed woman before and after 20 minutes I was surrounded by little kids holding my hand and touching me. My husbands family was annoyed but I loved it. Everywhere I went in India I had a dozen kids and a couple of dogs by my side, it was great, I miss it.

    • @priscillajimenez27
      @priscillajimenez27 3 года назад

      @@TheFiown despite once being a British colony, a village in the middle of nowhere I guess that makes sense. Sounds like they saw you as an angel 😇

    • @TheFiown
      @TheFiown 3 года назад +1

      @@priscillajimenez27 Before my first trip to India I was aware as a Brit that we could be seen as invaders so I was quite surprised on talking with many Indians that they contrary to what I imagined actually were grateful for the infrastructure that came with the colonisation. Of course the generation I spoke with had no views, little information on the downside, the sometimes terrible things the British did in India. They saw, as we should, only the good that remained. They told me that they would not have schools, or universities or railways if it had not been for the British. I went back three times and I miss it today, I always imagined spending my last days there and then being burnt.

  • @jasonme2u
    @jasonme2u 13 лет назад

    I LOVE THIS MOVIE!

  • @AndreMaquisard
    @AndreMaquisard 13 лет назад

    This great movie opens me Jessica Chastain. Perfect actress.

  • @TheGabyshaki
    @TheGabyshaki 12 лет назад

    Hermosa pelicula! amo su elenco, perfectos actores!

  • @lomilonga3446
    @lomilonga3446 4 года назад

    You both were soooooo amazing😍

  • @NightOwlReader2790
    @NightOwlReader2790 13 лет назад +7

    My favorite characters in the movie are Celia, Skeeter, and Abilene. It's good that Minnie knows how to stick up for herself and all, but sometimes I feel like she just does it too much. I love Celia and Skeeter, obviously because they are both colorblind and very kind to everyone in the movie/book. Abilene is like Minnie's better half, or softer and more non-temperamental half. She is also a very motherly and brave character. Jessica said something that really hit home too, "We got a ways to go

  • @audreyadams9498
    @audreyadams9498 8 лет назад +46

    lol i think I'll melt if Jessica looked at me like that 😀😍

  • @yuckyool
    @yuckyool 4 года назад +3

    Frickin'g great movie. Worth seeing a 2nd time to watch how the characters arc. Especially Viola Davis' exhausting, sadness, hurt and eventually triumph (she's kind of amazing in "Fences" too).

    • @wickedwitchoftheeast88
      @wickedwitchoftheeast88 4 года назад +1

      The book is fantastic. I'd really recommend reading it. In the book Minny and Celia's relationship builds up slowly as they get to know each other. And Johnny is featured in it a bit more than the film.

  • @asselnur
    @asselnur 2 года назад +1

    Просто обожаю этот фильм
    Все актрисы 👍👍👍

  • @tracyfortune3297
    @tracyfortune3297 Год назад +3

    I grew up a white girl in the 70's. I never had any racist views. I never thought of skin colour. I guess I thank my family for that.

  • @Rwienemann2944
    @Rwienemann2944 4 года назад +1

    It's a great movie

  • @JSimbaMusic
    @JSimbaMusic 12 лет назад +2

    she looked so good in the help

  • @Littlething41
    @Littlething41 13 лет назад +12

    @suehale52 I love that the actresses keep focusing on how strong the WOMEN were to come together and make a difference. I've seen interviews where people want to talk about the issue between the races during that time which has been beaten like a dead horse and it's apparent in the movie but let's talk about how strong these women were and I like that the actresses go back to that.

  • @caribman10
    @caribman10 10 месяцев назад +1

    Octavia is a really sexy actress who seldom gets the chance to show that aspect of her talent.

  • @anitalong6892
    @anitalong6892 6 лет назад +11

    Octavia you go girl! Jessica thank you. its not right....i cant understand y y y is still happening! so sorry for women with color double minority! We got to break the glass ceiling ....come together...be kind

    • @NoraGermain
      @NoraGermain 4 года назад

      women are actually the majority but we forget that sometimes

  • @keanefar0
    @keanefar0 11 лет назад +8

    Celia (and of course Minny) were the best in the book.

  • @musicalman1995
    @musicalman1995 6 лет назад +9

    Octavia is gorgeous

  • @TierraRuth
    @TierraRuth 12 лет назад +3

    Such beautiful intelligent women.

  • @ivke32
    @ivke32 13 лет назад +12

    i was so happy when Minnie burned her chicken at the end! xD

  • @dorothydanridge
    @dorothydanridge 13 лет назад

    @1LHPrincess Thank you minister for clearing that up for me. I stand corrected.

  • @dorothydanridge
    @dorothydanridge 13 лет назад

    @1LHPrincess You sound as if you're surprised? Were you also surprised that Jessica answered the questions so well?

  • @Hizirana
    @Hizirana 4 месяца назад

    Octavia ❤

  • @Holden2003hr
    @Holden2003hr 11 лет назад +5

    Just finished the book and I loved it. Is the movie worth it?

  • @SuperJodanse
    @SuperJodanse 13 лет назад +3

    jessica chastain is gorgeous

  • @annemccarron2281
    @annemccarron2281 6 месяцев назад

    It was an excellent book and movie. I grew up in the south. I wish every black & white person back then and even today cared about each other like these two did. I never witnessed that kind of repect back in the 50s and 60s wh3n I grew up. There is prejudice even today. Glad I didn't raise my kids in the south. They don't know much about prejudice. I showed them the movie "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" back in the 90s and they didn't understand it. They kept saying, "What's the big deal, Mom? " They were raised in a muticultural neighborhood & went to multicultural schools and had friends from varied ethnic groups. They don't see color.

  • @nael65
    @nael65 Год назад

    Love Jessica!

  • @amypatton6730
    @amypatton6730 4 года назад

    Minnie was my favorite character.

  • @amypatton6730
    @amypatton6730 4 года назад

    Celia was my second favorite character next to Minnie

  • @mirroredhour
    @mirroredhour 12 лет назад +1

    Jessica did the best!!!

  • @nl4064
    @nl4064 4 года назад

    celia was incredible

  • @texanlady4
    @texanlady4 Год назад +1

    When you look into this friendship and find out that the woman who played Hilly threatened to quit and willingly took on being blackballed in order for the actress who played “Millie” to continue on as a society maiden you have to accept that “Millie” is in the best situation she could hope to be considering her nonexistent moral foundation to begin with.

  • @MISAMISAisme
    @MISAMISAisme 12 лет назад

    She is amazing in Jolene!

  • @2sassy324you
    @2sassy324you 3 года назад

    Two beautiful women

  • @estiebrits1284
    @estiebrits1284 5 месяцев назад

    These lovely women raised those white babies like their own children. They showed them more love than their own parents 😪 God bless them, they were real mothers 🙏🏻

  • @catnip824
    @catnip824 12 лет назад +1

    I wonder how the parts of Jolene and Celia would've been different if the actresses playing them had been reversed--Jessica Chastain as Jolene French, and Anna Camp as Celia Foote?

  • @reynaldobumatayjr.3678
    @reynaldobumatayjr.3678 11 лет назад

    yup