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> [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 happened to me is very strange. Life isn't very normal, even though I'm still very much a normal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/i-ve-always-wanted-a-normal-life-and-this-is-what-i-got-being-an/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/100/gabourey-sidibe-4030_actresses_i-ve-always-wanted-a-normal-life-and-thi_1328055.jpg)

> [My Plan A was to be a psychologist. I thought I would be a receptionist. I'm always middle of the road and very normal. I've always wanted a normal life, and this is what I got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabourey-sidibe/my-plan-a-was-to-be-a-psychologist-i-thought-i-would-be-a/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a6/gabourey-sidibe-4030_always_my-plan-a-was-to-be-a-psychologist-i-tho_2869733.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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