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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.

From Gabourey Sidibe

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.

From Gabourey Sidibe

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.

From Gabourey Sidibe

All my life, people have made fun of the way I speak. I guess because a lot of my vocabulary is made up of things that other people say. I started making fun of them and imitating them and now that's how I speak.

From Gabourey Sidibe

One of my personal plights in this business is about playing 'The Sassy Black Girl.'

From Gabourey Sidibe

Your body is your temple, it's your home, and you must decorate it.

From Gabourey Sidibe

I have a nice smile, pretty lips, and big round cheeks. They help me look like a teenager.

From Gabourey Sidibe

I'm just a girl from Harlem who ended up in the right place at the right time.

From 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.

From Gabourey Sidibe

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

From Gabourey Sidibe

Gabourey Sidibe

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