I try to stay off the Internet. Just because people hurt my feelings sometimes. — 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 then I got this role and now I’m awesome. But the truth is that I’ve been awesome, and… — 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
