I'm just a girl from Harlem who ended up in the right place at the right time. — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
One of my personal plights in this business is about playing 'The Sassy Black Girl.' — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
I really want people to know that I am a normal girl. I'm not a superhero now. I'm not some sort of… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
Being an actress wasn't a plan at all, so what's happened to me is very strange. Life isn't very normal, even though… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl.… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
Representation is very important to everyone, but especially to girls like me, and people like me, whether it be because of my… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
They try to paint the picture that I was this downtrodden, ugly girl who was unpopular in school and in life, and… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
People always ask me, 'You have so much confidence. Where did that come from?'. It came from me. One day I decided… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
I've always wanted a normal life, and this is what I got. Being an actress wasn't a plan at all, so what's… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
When I say a girl like me, I bet you think I'm just talking about being fat. How dare you fat-shame me?… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
Well, I was a big fan of the book and therein a huge fan of the girl Precious. And so I felt… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
I've grown up with girls that are like Precious. I've grown up with people that are like everyone that I read about… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
I certainly used to wish that I was skinny, lighter-skinned, with long, pretty hair. But only because I used to get made… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
I like when red carpets are over. I hate red carpets in general. I don't understand them. — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
