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Gabourey Sidibe

Gabourey Sidibe (/ˈɡæbəˌreɪ ˈsɪdɪˌbeɪ/ GAB-ə-ray SID-i-bay; born May 6, 1983) is an American actress. Sidibe made her acting debut in the 2009 film Precious, a role that earned her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead in addition to nominations for the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other film roles include Tower Heist (2011), White Bird in a Blizzard (2014), and Grimsby (2016).

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I used to watch 'Coming to America' every day after school. I have full-on long-running inside jokes with friends and family about different scenes in that movie alone. Also, my brother and I loved 'The Golden Child,' so, yeah: I was a huge fan of Eddie Murphy growing up.

Brother, Children, Coming, Fan, Running, Watch

When I was listening in on the phone call where Andre Leon Talley was saying that he was going to get my fat, black ass on the cover of a magazine. I think that - you know, Andre Leon Talley is fat and black. And it hurt my feelings. It hurt my feelings. But it also was a lesson in this is what they think, and this is what they will always think. And there's no way of being too talented or too pretty or too confident around it. People will still have their opinions.

Andre, Ass, Black, Hurt, People, Thinking

I can't quite say that I was raised Muslim, but I remember up until 5 or so I would pray, you know, with my dad. And it's actually a beautiful practice. It's giving of yourself to a higher power - no matter what you call that higher power. Living your life as close to what you think that higher power wants you to be is a really powerful thing.

Beautiful, Powerful, Dad, Know, Thing

I like when red carpets are over. I hate red carpets in general. I don't understand them.

Carpet, General, Hate, Red, Understand

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

Expect, Look, Looks, People, Think, Thinking

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

Writing, Character

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.

Beautiful, Day, Girl, Helps, Matters, Powerful

Well, I'm certainly glad that I was nominated for an Oscar. There is certainly a respect that comes with that nod. Also, a compliment that comes with it, too. Not that I really know what I'm doing. In a lot of ways I feel like some child on set, or like a kid that snuck in the back door.

Children, Doors, Glad, Kid, Kids, Ways

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

Attitude, Know, Positive Attitude, Teenager

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.

Awkwardness, Body, Girl, Race, Representation, Skin Color

I hate Twitter. I think it's disgusting. It's ridiculous that you as a stranger can type something to me, and I see it. Technology has gone too far.

Hate, Stranger, Technology, Think, Thinking, Type

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.

Big, Book, Girl, Huge, People, Therein

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.

Jobs, Know, Nomination, Opportunity, Winner, Winning

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.

Brand, Self Confidence, Source, Think, Thinking

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

Beauty, Chocolate, Dark, Delicious, Sweet

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

Big, Lips, Looks, Nice, Smile, Teenager

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.

Actress, Girl, Normal, Past, People, Though

When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.

Felt, Immense, Justice, Responsibility, Roles, Time

I wanted to be a psychologist. You know, I thought that's what I'd be doing and it just goes to show you that, if you tell God your plans, He will laugh in your face.

Faces, Laughing, Psychologist, Show, Tell, Your Face

Hollywood, that whole industry, is a lot like a really small town. You bump into the same people all the time. I think Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon can be played with anyone and everyone in Hollywood.

Bump, Hollywood, Kevin, People, Played, Thinking

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