Career Quote by Margaret Cho

I was doing a show at the National Youth Theatre, playing an old man. Before that I had played fat clowns and I thought,…

— Harry Melling

I never weigh myself, but the brutal truth of television is that they don't employ old people or fat people.

— Ruby Wax

I had spent my entire career not wanting to talk about weight, not wanting to deal with it, wanting to be an actor first.

— Sara Rue

I was cast as the lead in a Warner Bros TV pilot and was immediately told I needed to lose weight. I got a…

— Sophie Winkleman

In this industry, it's sad that a superficial thing like weight loss can actually define your career, but if that is the case, so…

— Parineeti Chopra

I was asked to lose weight by a network for a TV pilot. The conversation happens because you get a job, and your agent…

— Busy Philipps

I'd lose weight if I was an actress and had to play a role where you're supposed to be 40 lbs lighter, but weight…

— Adele

Why not have a motivation beyond me to get to a healthy weight? Every actor does that. We're chameleons. We change; we grow as…

— Chrissy Metz

I had trouble making weight before in my career.

— Cris Cyborg

When I started out as a model, I took things for granted. Because I bagged work thanks to my looks, I didn't give my…

— Bipasha Basu

I'm obviously not a guy who focuses on weight too much. But for certain jobs, you have to gain or lose weight.

— Adam Pally

I do admire actors who manage to lose huge amounts of weight for roles: you have to have astonishing discipline to do that to…

— Anna Madeley