“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.” FeelsLooksLongMadeDreamWantedBeautifulUsedGirlFunWishStuffHairNormalOppositesAbsolutesAmerican DreamSkinnyLightersBeautiful Girl Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“Being an actress wasn't a plan at all, so what's happened to me is very strange. Life isn't very normal, even though I'm still very much a normal girl. I ride the subway, I ride the bus, and all of that.” StillsGirlPlansHappenedStrangeNormalActressesBusSubway Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“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.” PeopleImportantBodyGirlRaceColorSkinsLike MeRepresentationAwkwardnessSkin Color Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“I've always wanted a normal life, and this is what I got. Being an actress wasn't a plan at all, so what's happened to me is very strange. Life isn't very normal, even though I'm still very much a normal girl. I ride the subway, I ride the bus, and all of that. It's the people around me that have changed. I love when I go to a restaurant and I walk past, and everyone waves. That's always really funny. It's strange. It just goes to show that whatever plan you have for your life, you are wrong, a lot of times.” PeopleStillsShowsWantedPastGirlWalksPlansHappenedChangedStrangeNormalWaveActressesRestaurantsBusSubwayNormal Life Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“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 doesn't have feelings. I'm very, very normal.” PeopleKnowsWantFeelingsGirlNormalSuperhero Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“I've grown up with girls that are like Precious. I've grown up with people that are like everyone that I read about in that book. And so years later, when I was given the role, I just felt a huge responsibility to show the reality of that situation and to show that we're not making it up.” PeopleYearsBookShowsRealityGirlGivenFeltResponsibilitySituationRolesHuge Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“Well, I was a big fan of the book and therein a huge fan of the girl Precious. And so I felt like I knew this girl. I felt like I'd grown up alongside her. I felt like she was in my family. She was my friend and she was like people I didn't want to be friends with.” PeopleWantWellsBookBigsGirlFeltFansHugeMy FriendsMy FamilyThis Girl Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“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.” ThinkingGirlBlackLike YouSmartSickDareRacistMake You ThinkBeing SmartBlack Girl Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“People always ask me, 'You have so much confidence. Where did that come from?'. It came from me. One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. I wear colors that I really like, I wear makeup that makes me feel pretty, and it really helps. It doesn't have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see.” PeopleIfsWorldFeelsMatterHelpingBeautifulGirlAsksPowerfulColorOne DayDecidedAsk MePerceiveMakeupWhat MattersBeautiful Girl Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl.” IfsBeautifulGirlOne DayDecidedBeautiful Girl Author:Gabourey Sidibe
“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.” TryingSchoolGirlRolesTruth IsPaintUglyDowntroddenUgly Girl Author:Gabourey Sidibe
