Usually when I ask people to reach into my velvety pouch it means something different. Rebel Wilson More Quotes by Rebel Wilson More Quotes From Rebel Wilson When I was just a girl in Sydney, no one thought, 'Oh, she's going to be a movie star.' No one. I had to get by with actual skill and talent. Rebel Wilson girlstarsskills I don’t really care what I look like that much, and I think women out there should just be happy with the way they look. They shouldn’t really try to conform to any kind of stereotype. Just be happy and hopefully healthy. Rebel Wilson healthytryingthinking At school, nobody thought I was smart and I became smart. Nobody wanted to be my friend and then I had lots of friends. Rebel Wilson lots-of-friendssmartschool I've got a swimming pool and I pretend to be like a mermaid, like in the middle of the night. It kind of de-stresses me. Rebel Wilson swimmingstressnight I'd love to do a court-room drama. I loved 'Ally McBeal.' That was one of the main reasons I went to law school. Rebel Wilson lawdramaschool Because of my filming commitments in America, you have to sign contracts where you can't change your physical appearance. Rebel Wilson appearanceamericacommitment For a comedienne, you have to have a little tragedy or a dark side, just not too much. Otherwise it's too disruptive. Rebel Wilson tragedydarklittles I come from a family of professional dog-showers, one step above carnies, but I didn't want to join the family business. Rebel Wilson dogwantsteps I do acting for the awards... and cash money. Rebel Wilson cashawardsacting I do notice that when I come in to meet casting people, they love that I'm Australian. Maybe it's our good work ethic. Rebel Wilson castingwork-ethicpeople I love it when the director says, 'Rebel, just do whatever you want.' I'm, like, 'Yes! Rebel Wilson rebelwantdirectors I try to be healthy. I train three days a week with a trainer. But I do like to eat, clearly. And I do eat dessert every day. If I cut that out, yes, I would lose weight. Rebel Wilson cuttinghealthytrying I stay fat because it just wouldn't be fair to all the thin people if I were this good-looking, intelligent, funny, and thin. It's a public service really. Rebel Wilson looking-goodintelligentpeople I don't like karaoke because the mics are always so worn out. The quality of the mics is such that you're always going (screaming) "Yeah, yeah!" and then you can't like it. It's like sometimes I'm too professional to get up and do it. Rebel Wilson karaokequalitysometimes I never thought I would end up being an actress. I thought I really was going to do serious stuff like law or politics. Rebel Wilson actresseslawstuff The good thing about being shy though as a child is that you become very observant because you're not really actively participating. You're sitting back watching everyone. I think that's really helped me as an actress because I'm good at observing people and then copying them for comic effect. Rebel Wilson childrenpeoplethinking When I first came to America, I went into William Morris Endeavor for a meeting and I was like, "Yeah, I'm from Australia and I do comedy." I think that one of the reasons they signed me is because I wasn't like any other girl. Maybe girls don't get encouraged. The ones who get encouraged to move to Hollywood are the prettiest ones in their hometown of Iowa, or something. Whereas for me, where I come from in the western suburbs of Sydney, no one ever thought professional actors would come from there. Even my own family was like, "No one would want you on a show." Rebel Wilson girlmovingthinking I contracted malaria in rural Mozambique. I was a youth ambassador for Australia. For a year after high school, you give positive speeches about Australia and as part of it I traveled to lots of different countries. Rebel Wilson countryyearsschool I love rapping. I do. My styling's similar to Missy Elliott - I think she's so dope. In a weird way, that's how I first learned the American accent: doing American rap songs. Rebel Wilson doperapsong All my family has very good mathematical abilities - like, so dorky. I was the dork then in school - on any maths exams I'd get 100%. I just knew how to do maths and most people would hate it, but for some reason it just came. Rebel Wilson hatemathschool
