Podcasts that mention 📚 The Help by Kathryn Stockett

You know you did all of this work before the thing that really catapulted you, which was The Help. You were amazing, just incredible.

Jason Bateman refers to 'The Help' as the significant project that propelled Octavia Spencer's career to new heights.

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I think The Help was starting to become like a little wildfire and catch on, and she was very smart in that she knew it would have been kind of weird to do the dialect. And it was during pilot season, guys.

Octavia discusses how the book 'The Help' was gaining popularity and mentions that the author, Kathryn Stockett, hired her for the book tour readings.

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The other thing that people probably don't know is that The Help was made into a radio play in the UK. And because of my association with Catherine and because I had done the book on tape, they asked me if I would come and do the radio play, which I'd never done.

Will Arnett discusses how 'The Help' was adapted into a radio play in the UK. He explains that Octavia Spencer was invited to participate due to her previous work on the book as it was also released as a 'book on tape'.

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And because of my association with Catherine and because I had done the book on tape, they asked me if I would come and do the radio play, which I'd never done.

Octavia mentions her association with the author and her involvement in performing the book on tape for the radio adaptation of 'The Help'.

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