📚 2 Books mentioned in "8/16/21: An Interview with Octavia Spencer | SmartLess w/ Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett" of SmartLess
Podcast: SmartLess
Episode: 8/16/21: An Interview with Octavia Spencer | SmartLess w/ Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett
Published on August 23, 2021
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
The Help
Buy The Help by Kathryn Stockett on Amazon
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.
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.
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'.
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'.
The Help
Buy The Help by Kathryn Stockett on Amazon
But you did a book tour with the author, Catherine Stockett, is that her name? Yes, yes, and I read that she didn't feel comfortable reading passages from the book when it came to the African-American characters, so she asked you to come along.
Will Arnett inquires about Octavia Spencer's experience during her book tour with Catherine Stockett, the author of 'The Help'. He mentions that Stockett was uncomfortable reading passages featuring African-American characters and requested Spencer's presence.