“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 do...”

Gabourey Sidibe

“But at the time I thought that if I could just get the world to see me the way I saw myself then my body wouldn't be the thing you walked away thinking about. I wouldn't be that fat girl.”

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.”

Gabourey Sidibe

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

Gabourey Sidibe