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Camryn Manheim is an American actress best known for her role as Samantha Spade in the television series 'CSI: NY'. Born on March 8, 1961, she has been active in the entertainment industry since the 1980s.

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“So to me, fat just seems to be right to the point and the most descriptive way to say it.”

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Author:Camryn Manheim

“So instead of beating myself up for being fat, I think it's a miracle that I laugh every day and walk through my life with pride, because our culture is unrelenting when it comes to large people.”

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Author:Camryn Manheim

“fashion has always been a little slow in accommodating large women. ... We're not asking for philanthropy here. Wake up, we're fat, we like nice clothes, and we've got cash.”

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Book:Wake Up, I'm Fat!

Source: Wake Up, I'm Fat!

“It's okay to be a fat man. It's prestige and power and all of that. But fat women are seen as just lazy and stupid and having no self-control.”

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Author:Camryn Manheim

“I hate overweight, because it implies that there's a weight standard i should be adhering to”

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Author:Camryn Manheim

“I don't get it. I just don't get it. If Art is supposed to imitate Life, why do they want all the actors to be thin? There are fat people in the world. Shouldn't there be a few of us actors to represent them?”

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Book:Wake Up, I'm Fat!

Source: Wake Up, I'm Fat!

“Almost everything I do is related to being fat.”

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Author:Camryn Manheim

“I have lived my life in a culture that hates fat people.”

People Hate Culture Fats Fat People

Book:Wake Up, I'm Fat!

Source: Wake Up, I'm Fat!

“I've always thought of fat as just a descriptive word”

Fats

Author:Camryn Manheim

“People in this country haven't stopped hating fat people, but they've become more kind to me, since in our culture, even though we hate our fat people, we love our celebrities even more.”

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Author:Camryn Manheim

About the Author

Born: March 8, 1961
Known for: Actress
Quotes: 40

Books & Sources

Wake Up, I'm Fat!Related source material

Wake Up, I'm Fat!: A MemoirRelated source material

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