If they hadn’t tried to break me down, I wouldn’t know that I’m unbreakable. Gabourey Sidibe More Quotes by Gabourey Sidibe More Quotes From Gabourey Sidibe It's like prom night for Hollywood. I'm really proud of myself for being here. Gabourey Sidibe hollywoodproudnight 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. Gabourey Sidibe winningopportunityjobs 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. Gabourey Sidibe girlpeoplepast I would like to continue acting. I tell people I can't go back to real life. I have to see how far I can go with it. I am serious about it, and I believe that it's my calling. I think it's what my life's path is. It's what God has given me. It's what I was born to do. And so I must do it. Gabourey Sidibe realbelievethinking I try to stay off the Internet. Just because people hurt my feelings sometimes. Gabourey Sidibe hurtfeelingspeople All we need to do is pay attention to ourselves and pay attention when somebody gives you a compliment based on something that you do naturally. Then that lets you know that that's your talent. I mean, talents come in so many different sizes, so many different colors, so many different ways. Gabourey Sidibe colorgivingmean The best thing about having my very first audition lead me to an Oscar nomination means that I don't have to struggle the rest of my career to be nominated for an Oscar, to prove that I'm a great actress, because I've already done it. Now I can do things that just make me happy. Gabourey Sidibe careersstrugglemean I hate yoga so much. Like, if yoga was a person, I'd stab them. Gabourey Sidibe yogahatepersons 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. Gabourey Sidibe technologyhatethinking 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. Gabourey Sidibe girlbookpeople I'm not a big fan of doing what my mother wants me to do, like any daughter. Gabourey Sidibe daughtermotherwant I can't go to sleep unless I've watched at least two episodes of American Dad on Hulu or iTunes. It just feels familiar. It's like a lullaby. Gabourey Sidibe dadsleeptwo 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. Gabourey Sidibe self-confidencesourcethinking I just didn't want to worry, i truly didn't want to worry about all the effects that go along with diabetes. Gabourey Sidibe entertainment I'm just a girl from Harlem who ended up in the right place at the right time. Gabourey Sidibe placeright-timegirltime The thing about Precious, she's so far from a Hollywood character. She's so honest and real, I definitely felt like I knew her. Gabourey Sidibe shelikerealcharacter Precious, she gets hit by life so many different ways and so many times, but she doesn't yield to it. She continues to get up and she continues to struggle for a better life. Gabourey Sidibe shebetterstrugglelife While 'Precious' isn't a real person, it's someone's story, and it's too many peoples' story. Gabourey Sidibe personstorysomeonereal
