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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

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

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Topics: Even Expect Look Lot Me Much People Think Though Whole I Think

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I didn't want to be an actress at all, or famous even. I certainly enjoy acting now, absolutely. Time will tell whether or not I enjoy fame.

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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.

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Topics: Better Better Life Different Different Ways Get Gets Hit Life Many Precious She So Many Different Ways Struggle Times Up Ways Yield

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All my life, people have made fun of the way I speak. I guess because a lot of my vocabulary is made up of things that other people say. I started making fun of them and imitating them and now that's how I speak.

~Gabourey Sidibe

Topics: All My Life Because Fun Guess How Imitating Life Lot Made Making My Life Now Other People People Say Say Speak Started Them Things Up Vocabulary Way

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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.

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Topics: Because Even Every Every Night Learned Life Like Live Love Morning Myself Night No Reason Reason Sleep To Love Up Wake Wake Up

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I love the way I look. I'm fine with it. And if my body changes, I'll be fine with that.

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Topics: Body Changes Fine Look Love Way I Love

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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.

~Gabourey Sidibe

Topics: About After Alone Also America Brother Child Coming Day Different Eddie Eddie Murphy Every Every Day Family Fan Friends Friends And Family Full-On Golden Growing Growing Up Huge Huge Fan Inside Jokes Loved Movie Murphy Scenes School Up Used Watch Yeah

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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.

~Gabourey Sidibe

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I've grown up with girls that are like Precious. I've grown up with people that are like everyone that I read about in that book. And so years later, when I was given the role, I just felt a huge responsibility to show the reality of that situation and to show that we're not making it up.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: May 6th, 1983

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