No diet but plan weight-watching works for me. I'm a voracious eater, that's all. — Conchata Ferrell Diet Copy Share Image
I loved Susan Bloom from the moment I heard about her. I admire her chutzpah. — Conchata Ferrell Admire Copy Share Image
A couple of times I've gotten really angry because I was fat. — Conchata Ferrell Angry Copy Share Image
I used to be asked in interviews what I see for myself 10 or 15 years down the line, and I would… — Conchata Ferrell Interviews Copy Share Image
That explains how I got the name Conchata. It was the name of an Apache squaw in the book mother was reading. — Conchata Ferrell Book Copy Share Image
I'm overweight and over 40. I usually play nurses and prison guards. — Conchata Ferrell Nurses Copy Share Image
There are a couple of things I would have liked to have done, but the producer or director couldn't stretch the concept… — Conchata Ferrell Director Copy Share Image
Do you know how many overweight women there are in America? There are a lot. And seeing people like me on the… — Conchata Ferrell America Copy Share Image
Some people saw Bobby Kennedy as ruthless. I'm sure he did not see himself as ruthless. — Conchata Ferrell Bobby kennedy Copy Share Image
I feel like the reason I've survived in this business is because I love acting. — Conchata Ferrell Acting Copy Share Image
In some parts of Appalachia, actors and acting are still not considered quite decent. — Conchata Ferrell Acting Copy Share Image
But I really have no desire to get thin; 175 is my normal weight. — Conchata Ferrell Desire Copy Share Image
I had wanted to become an actress, but in Cane Fork where I come, from being an actress meant the movies and… — Conchata Ferrell Actress Copy Share Image
I got into acting because nothing else worked. I have done literally everything. I have sold magazines door-to-door. I've worked on an… — Conchata Ferrell Acting Copy Share Image
It's a tradition in our family that the girls all be given crazy names, usually picked out of Gothic novels. — Conchata Ferrell Crazy Copy Share Image
I grew up in Appalachia, and I've seen people milk cows and slaughter pigs and plow with a big-footed horse. It's not… — Conchata Ferrell Children Copy Share Image
I've been overweight since puberty, so acting was never a dream. — Conchata Ferrell Acting Copy Share Image
My only apology for my weight right now is maybe it's not too healthy. — Conchata Ferrell Apology Copy Share Image
When you're carrying weight, you have more power. People certainly don't look at you as a bimbo. — Conchata Ferrell Carrying Copy Share Image
Fat women are the last minority. I think it's the shape of our culture. What is to be admired is girls with… — Conchata Ferrell Culture Copy Share Image
Barbra Streisand did us all a great service when she didn't get her nose fixed. — Conchata Ferrell Great Copy Share Image
