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> [Representation is very important to everyone, but especially to girls like me, and people like me, whether it be because of my body, because of my race, because of my skin color, because of my awkwardness or where I come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/representation-is-very-important-to-everyone-but-especially-to-girls/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3e/gabourey-sidibe-4030_awkwardness_representation-is-very-important-to-ever_955119.jpg)

## More by Gabourey Sidibe

> [When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/when-it-s-time-to-film-and-to-actually-take-on-the-role-of-precious-i/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

> [People always ask me, 'You have so much confidence. Where did that come from?'. It came from me. One day I decided that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/people-always-ask-me-you-have-so-much-confidence-where-did-that-come/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/precious-she-gets-hit-by-life-so-many-different-ways-and-so-many/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/i-used-to-watch-coming-to-america-every-day-after-school-i-have-full/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/i-hate-twitter-i-think-it-s-disgusting-it-s-ridiculous-that-you-as-a/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

> [“But at the time I thought that if I could just get the world to see me the way I saw myself then my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/but-at-the-time-i-thought-that-if-i-could-just-get-the-world-to-see/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

> [All my life, people have made fun of the way I speak. I guess because a lot of my vocabulary is made up of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/all-my-life-people-have-made-fun-of-the-way-i-speak-i-guess-because-a/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

> [I like when red carpets are over. I hate red carpets in general. I don't understand them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/i-like-when-red-carpets-are-over-i-hate-red-carpets-in-general-i-don/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

> [All we need to do is pay attention to ourselves and pay attention when somebody gives you a compliment based on something that you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/all-we-need-to-do-is-pay-attention-to-ourselves-and-pay-attention/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/i-really-want-people-to-know-that-i-am-a-normal-girl-i-m-not-a/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/the-best-thing-about-having-my-very-first-audition-lead-me-to-an/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/most-of-my-life-i-wanted-to-be-a-therapist-but-then-i-just-decided/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/mo-nique-is-so-full-of-love-i-ve-been-describing-her-as-the-tree-in/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

> [It doesn't have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/it-doesn-t-have-anything-to-do-with-how-the-world-perceives-you-what/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/acting-is-acting-and-who-you-are-will-still-remain-to-be-who-you-are/)

[Gabourey Sidibe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabourey-sidibe/)

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