About Quote by Gabourey Sidibe Download Open image “One of my personal plights in this business is about playing 'The Sassy Black Girl.'” — Gabourey Sidibe ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare About Black Black girl Business Girl Personal Playing Sassy
There are expectations in how you play your character as a black woman, to be sassy and the same kind of feel, as if… — Nicole Beharie Copy Share Image
The sassy black woman who can land a good joke was sort of my go-to audition. Or playing a struggling mother. — Danielle Brooks Copy Share Image
I was maybe one of two black kids in the drama department. It was, 'Well, you can't play this role because that guy has… — Joe Morton Copy Share Image
I've been having a 20-plus year conversation with black women, starting with 'Girlfriends,' moving through 'The Game,' 'Being Mary Jane,' even 'Sparkle.' — Mara Brock Akil Copy Share Image
“I continue to live by many of the rules I learned running a business for nearly forty years, advice dispensed by my mother, Jewell… — Edward Lewis Copy Share Image
I think most actors go into the business thinking, 'I can play everything. Why can't I play a black woman? Just give me a… — Eric McCormack Copy Share Image
I always say, 'if you can see her, you can be her.' That's why I like playing on the platform I'm on because it… — A'ja Wilson Copy Share Image
I usually play grounded, has-their-head-on-straight kind of sassy girls. — Alia Shawkat Copy Share Image
Between school, homework, tests, and play time with my friends, I have worked my butt off to create this space where black girls' stories… — Marley Dias Copy Share Image
We encourage women to become mentors within their communities in order to teach young girls how to thrive in this society. It's a good… — Tasha Smith Copy Share Image
As a black man working in the business, it's a challenge sometimes to get some of these things and these stories told when they… — Rick Famuyiwa 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
If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to… — Laurie Helgoe Copy Share Image
I talk to my mates about our kids, being too tired and being worn out. — Holly Willoughby Copy Share Image
With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the people they… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
That's something a lot of folks don't know about me - I'm pretty darn funny. — Michael Jai White Copy Share Image
I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon… — Magdalena Neuner Copy Share Image
Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical… — Nita Ambani Copy Share Image
One of the ways that I discovered my confidence and my ability to overpower is becoming a mother. Suddenly, my world wasn't about myself… — Lights Copy Share Image
I didn't want to do 'Fashion Police' because I thought, 'This is stupid, this is beneath me, who wants to talk about fashion?' It… — Joan Rivers Copy Share Image
I just worried about my weight. Worried about my appearance and thought I wan't pretty enough to be a pop star. It was very… — Judith Durham Copy Share Image
