Quotes by Gabourey Sidibe

Most of my life, I wanted to be a therapist, but then I just decided that I didn't want to be in charge of giving people advice. I want to know everything there is to know about psychology. But a therapist? No.

I don't think my brand of self-confidence and self-assuredness can come from an outside source. It's got to come from me.

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.

Just relax. When I was younger, I made myself the victim of catastrophic thinking. Anything that went wrong was the end of the world. But as I've gotten older, I've learned to stop myself and say, 'Hey babe, calm down. Tomorrow there will be sun.'

If they hadn’t tried to break me down, I wouldn’t know that I’m unbreakable.

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.

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

People want to know everyone for a lot of different reasons. It doesn't have to be anything as big as an Oscar nomination. It could be a brand new job. People see their opportunity. And, when you're winning, everyone loves a winner.

Personally, it’s rude. You got three kids with the lady, she just did 17 years for you and you’re not gonna leave your...whatever!

One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl.

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.

Don’t ask me why I’m confident, ask Rihanna!

My beauty is dark chocolate and it's delicious and it's sweet.

It doesn't have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see.

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

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

One day I had to sit down with myself and decide that I loved myself no matter what my body looked like and what other people thought about my body. I got tired of hating myself.

Actress Gabourey Sidibe On Anxiety, Phone Sex And Life After 'Precious'

I don't fixate on other people's opinions of my body.

I hate yoga so much. Like, if yoga was a person, I'd stab them.

I don't know any teenager with a positive attitude.

I live my life because I dare. I dare to show up when everyone else might hide their faces and hide their bodies in shame.