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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JULY 20: Actress Octavia Spencer speaks onstage at the "Red Band Society" panel during the FOX Network portion of the 2014 Summer Television Critics Association at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 20, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY == Image Credit: AFP

“I got really tired of being a sex symbol.” — Oscar winner Octavia Spencer joking about why she signed on to the new Fox television series Red Band Society.

Spencer was speaking on Sunday to the summer TV critics’ press tour.