KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Gabourey Sidibe Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Gabourey Sidibe

Showing 21-30 of 31 Quotes by Gabourey Sidibe

While 'Precious' isn't a real person, it's someone's story, and it's too many peoples' story.

~Gabourey Sidibe

Topics: Many People Person Precious Real Real Person Someone Story Too While

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


One of my favorite - well, my favorite, favorite, absolute favorite event to go to is Alfre Woodard has a party that I call the blacktress party. It's, like, black actresses that either have been nominated for an Oscar or should have been, and it sort of is just a night where we all get in a room and we get to celebrate each other.

~Gabourey Sidibe

Topics: Absolute Actress Been Black Call Celebrate Each Either Event Favorite Get Go Just Like Night Nominated Oscar Other Party Room Should Sort Well Where

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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.

~Gabourey Sidibe

Topics: Anyone Bacon Bump Degrees Everyone Hollywood Industry Kevin Like Lot People Played Really Same Six Small Small Town Think Time Town Whole You I Think

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

Topics: Alongside Big Big Fan Book Family Fan Felt Friend Friends Girl Grown Her Huge Huge Fan Knew Like My Friend People Precious She Therein Up Want Well

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


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

~Gabourey Sidibe

Topics: Actually Felt Film Immense Justice Precious Responsibility Role Take Time

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


It's so weird to turn on a switch and be the role model for all women, for all African-Americans. That doesn't happen that easily. It just doesn't. And so I don't act up in public and I don't do anything weird - because my sisters are watching me, not because the world is watching me.

~Gabourey Sidibe

Topics: Act All Women Anything Because Easily Happen Just Me Model Public Role Role Model Sisters Switch Turn Up Watching Weird Women World

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Mo'Nique is so full of love. I've been describing her as the tree in 'Pocahontas.' She's so wise and loving. She is just everything.

~Gabourey Sidibe

Topics: Been Describing Everything Full Her Just Love Loving She Tree Wise

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I have a birthmark on the inside of my left knee that resembles an upside-down sea horse.

~Gabourey Sidibe

Topics: Horse Inside Knee Left Resembles Sea

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I can flip my tongue over. Only one in 10,000 people can. I learned that at Ripley's Believe It or Not!

~Gabourey Sidibe

Topics: Believe Flip Learned Only Over People Tongue I Can

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I could have easily never worked again after 'Precious.' I could be back at my receptionist job and no one would be surprised, but I'm having a very crazy little career that no one thought would happen. Although that was never the plan.

~Gabourey Sidibe

Topics: After Again Although Back Career Could Crazy Easily Happen Having Job Little Never Plan Precious Surprised Thought Very Worked Would

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: May 6th, 1983

Links

Find Gabourey Sidibe on Amazon

Related Authors

Bette Davis
Marlene Dietrich
Judy Garland
Helen Hayes
Katharine Hepburn
Angelina Jolie
Marilyn Monroe
Mae West

Popular Authors

Joseph Campbell Coco Chanel Salvador Dali Andrew Jackson Matthew Mcconaughey Mac Miller William Wordsworth Louis Xiv

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1806 - Isambard K. Brunel

1821 - Charles Baudelaire

1865 - Adela Florence Nicolson

1872 - Leon Blum

1888 - Sol Hurok

1893 - Charles Simmons

1898 - Paul Robeson

1905 - J. William Fulbright

1906 - Victor Vasarely

1910 - Abraham A. Ribicoff

Birthdays on April 9th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Design Experience Failure Faith Freedom Happiness Jealousy Romantic