Most of my life, I wanted to be a therapist, but then I just decided that I didn't want to be in… — 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
I live my life because I dare. I dare to show up when everyone else might hide their faces and hide their… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
I complain about my life. I used to complain about boys or not being able to drive or failing a test. Now… — 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… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
My goal was just to live a good life that I was happy with. And I wasn't exactly sure that that meant… — 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… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
I am the only consistent person in my life and so I better like myself, and I better love myself. And I… — 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
Acting is acting, and who you are will still remain to be who you are. You know, that part won't change it.… — 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
“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 would like to continue acting. I tell people I can't go back to real life. I have to see how far… — 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
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
I learned to love myself, because I sleep with myself every night and I wake up with myself every morning, and if… — 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
My Plan A was to be a psychologist. I thought I would be a receptionist. I'm always middle of the road and… — Gabourey Sidibe Copy Share Image
I'm really, really happy with what I do for a living. I mean, that's what I consider work, like being on set,… — 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
