Gabourey Sidibe Quotes - Page 2

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• I think people look at me and don't expect much. Even though, I expect a whole lot.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Thinking, People, Looks

  " Gabourey Sidibe: 'People look at me and don’t expect much. I Expect a Lot'" by Brian Brooks, www.indiewire.com. October 29, 2009.

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• I certainly used to wish that I was skinny, lighter-skinned, with long, pretty hair. But only because I used to get made fun of for being the absolute opposite. I didn't see all of that stuff as the American Dream. I just wanted to look normal. Now that I'm older, I really do feel like I am a beautiful girl.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Beautiful, Girl, Dream

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• I learned to love myself, because I sleep with myself every night and I wake up with myself every morning, and if I don't like myself, there's no reason to even live the life.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Morning, Live Life, Sleep

  "Living the Life" by Tim Murphy, nymag.com. September 25, 2009.

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• If you're writing on your own, each character is just you. It's just you.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Writing, Character

  "Actress Gabourey Sidibe On Anxiety, Phone Sex And Life After 'Precious'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. May 08, 2017.

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• It's so weird to turn on a switch and be the role model for all women, for all African-Americans. That doesn't happen that easily. It does not. So I don't act up in public and don't do anything weird, because my sisters are watching me. Not because the world is watching me.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Role Models, African American, Roles

  "Actor Gabby Sidibe Proves to Be The Girl for Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire". Interview with Brad Balfour, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 3, 2009.

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• I was born to stand out. I don't care whether or not people will find me attractive on screen. That's not why I became an actor. I know that more and more with each new role.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  People, Roles, Actors

  "Gabourey Sidibe Talks American Horror Story, Minotaur Kink, Season Four & Not Fitting In". Interview with Scott Neumyer, parade.com. November 13, 2013.

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• 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.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Would Be, Normal, Psychologist

  "Gabourey Sidibe Interview THE BIG C". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 17, 2010.

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• 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 then I got this role.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Girl, School, Trying

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• I love the way I look. I'm fine with it. And if my body changes, I'll be fine with that.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Looks, Body, Way

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• In the seventh grade, I was about to leave wearing a jumper, when my mom said she could see my panty line. So I just wore stockings. That day I broke my ankle, and the EMS cut my tights off. I got a full cast with no stockings on and no panties.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Mom, Cutting, Ankles

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

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• I would like to continue acting. I tell people I can't go back to real life. I have to see how far I can go with it. I am serious about it, and I believe that it's my calling. I think it's what my life's path is. It's what God has given me. It's what I was born to do. And so I must do it.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Real, Believe, Thinking

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• When I was listening in on the phone call where Andre Leon Talley was saying that he was going to get my fat, black ass on the cover of a magazine. I think that - you know, Andre Leon Talley is fat and black. And it hurt my feelings. It hurt my feelings. But it also was a lesson in this is what they think, and this is what they will always think. And there's no way of being too talented or too pretty or too confident around it. People will still have their opinions.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Hurt, Thinking, People

  "Gabourey Sidibe's Message To The World: 'Mind Your Own Body'". "Morning Edition" with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. May 1, 2017.

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• MYOB - mind your own body. It's important because I don't happen to have the kind of body that we usually see on television and in films. I am plus-size. I have dark skin. And I am 100 percent beautiful. But I get a lot of flak - oh, you should lose weight. And now that I have lost weight - and I lost weight for health reasons - I get, you look good but don't lose too much weight because your face is starting to sink in.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Beautiful, Dark, Mind

  "Gabourey Sidibe's Message To The World: 'Mind Your Own Body'". Interview with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. May 1, 2017.

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• I complain about my life. I used to complain about boys or not being able to drive or failing a test. Now I complain about boys, not being able to drive, and leaving home so much.

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  Home, Boys, Leaving

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

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• Representation is very important to everyone, but especially to girls like me, and people like me, whether it be because of my body, because of my race, because of my skin color, because of my awkwardness or where I come from.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Girl, Race, Skin Color

  "Gabourey Sidibe is both fan, star when it comes to 'Empire'". The Associated Press Interview, www.chicagotribune.com. September 22, 2015.

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• When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.

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  Responsibility, Justice, Roles

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• Well, I'm certainly glad that I was nominated for an Oscar. There is certainly a respect that comes with that nod. Also, a compliment that comes with it, too. Not that I really know what I'm doing. In a lot of ways I feel like some child on set, or like a kid that snuck in the back door.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Children, Kids, Doors

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• It's like prom night for Hollywood. I'm really proud of myself for being here.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Night, Hollywood, Proud

  "'Uber-Bingo,' other memorable Oscar quotes". www.today.com. March 8, 2010.

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• Being an actor is wonderful and it's a lot of fun, but eventually you look old and you can't fit this or that. It's important to have other skills, be able to do other things, and to really learn how this business works and what it thrives on.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Fun, Skills, Important

  Source: collider.com

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• Are you saying that I don't deserve love just because of the body I'm in? I wouldn't say that to you. That's horrible. I wouldn't do that to you. I deserve love. People like me deserve love because we are human.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Love Is, People, Horrible

  Source: www.npr.org

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• Somebody was, like, what's your favorite thing about Twitter? And I was, like, Twitter. And they're like what's the worst thing about Twitter? And I was, like, Twitter.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Worst, Your Favorite

  "Actress Gabourey Sidibe On Anxiety, Phone Sex And Life After 'Precious'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. May 08, 2017.

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• When I say a girl like me, I bet you think I'm just talking about being fat. How dare you fat-shame me? You think I'm talking about being black? Racist. What makes you think I'm not talking about being smart? What? You don't think a fat, black girl can be smart or something? Fat-shaming racists like you make me sick.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Girl, Smart, Thinking

  "Gabourey Sidibe's Message To The World: 'Mind Your Own Body'". Interview with Rachel Martin, www.npr.org. May 1, 2017.

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• 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 change your wallet, you know? It'll change your life. It will open opportunities for you, but it's not going to change your character.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Character, Opportunity, Acting

  "Actress Gabourey Sidibe On Anxiety, Phone Sex And Life After 'Precious'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. May 08, 2017.

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• The reason why America was built is so that we would have the ability to choose who we pray to, whether we do or don't.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Praying, Reason, Ability

  "Actress Gabourey Sidibe On Anxiety, Phone Sex And Life After 'Precious'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. May 08, 2017.

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• I think you think that phone sex is about getting the caller off, but it's about keeping the caller on. It's about leading with your personality and making sure that they're still listening to you and that they're still interested in you because you cannot make money when they hang up.

  Gabourey Sidibe

  Thinking, Personality, Listening

  "Actress Gabourey Sidibe On Anxiety, Phone Sex And Life After 'Precious'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. May 08, 2017.

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