“I just assumed that at the time if I could display a talent worthy of praise. . . that I wasn't just who you thought I was, I thought I wouldn't be fat anymore. That may seem silly, I know… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
MYOB - mind your own body. It's important because I don't happen to have the kind of body that we usually see on television and in films. I am plus-size. I have dark skin. And I am 100 percent beautiful.… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice. — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
People always ask me, 'You have so much confidence. Where did that come from?'. It came from me. One day I decided that I… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
Precious, she gets hit by life so many different ways and so many times, but she doesn't yield to it. She continues to get… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
I used to watch 'Coming to America' every day after school. I have full-on long-running inside jokes with friends and family about different scenes… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
I hate Twitter. I think it's disgusting. It's ridiculous that you as a stranger can type something to me, and I see it. Technology… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
“But at the time I thought that if I could just get the world to see me the way I saw myself then my… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
All my life, people have made fun of the way I speak. I guess because a lot of my vocabulary is made up of… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
I like when red carpets are over. I hate red carpets in general. I don't understand them. — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
All we need to do is pay attention to ourselves and pay attention when somebody gives you a compliment based on something that you… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
I really want people to know that I am a normal girl. I'm not a superhero now. I'm not some sort of celebrity that… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
The best thing about having my very first audition lead me to an Oscar nomination means that I don't have to struggle the rest… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
Most of my life, I wanted to be a therapist, but then I just decided that I didn't want to be in charge of… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
Mo'Nique is so full of love. I've been describing her as the tree in 'Pocahontas.' She's so wise and loving. She is just everything. — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
It doesn't have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see. — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
Acting is acting, and who you are will still remain to be who you are. You know, that part won't change it. It will… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share
