Jeff Garlin Quotes

I've never disliked myself, and my weight has had nothing to do with my self-esteem.

I did gain weight, but I don't care.

After so many years of being rejected and having my body scrutinized... for Aerie to come along and basically say, 'We accept you. We don't care about your size.' To see those pictures on a Times Square billboard, and they were completely unretouched, I just was like, 'Wow. I finally feel good enough!'

None of my comedy depended on looks. I never did tons of fat jokes.

I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.

When I walk through an airport and people go, 'You're not fat!' I'm like, 'Thanks. That's great. Good to know I'm not fat today! Thank you!'

I figured being fat was my destiny.

I don't mind that I'm fat. You still get the same money.

I make a point to never, ever point out my physical flaws... this is advice I give to women as often as I can. People don't notice the things we see in ourselves that we hate, so why direct them to it?

I know I'm not a buff dude in any sense, but I'm more than comfortable with my body.

You might think the thinner version of yourself is going to be the most positive or confident, but that's not how it is for me. When I'm over 200 pounds, that's when I'm the most confident version of myself.

I used to beat myself up about weight and working out, and no matter what I did I never felt good about myself. I decided to accept myself and know that I am good.

I'm fat, but I'm thin inside... there's a thin man inside every fat man.

I struggled with self-esteem issues as a young girl, and it was not until my gymnastics career was completed in 2000 that I realized my accomplishments would not have been possible without my type of body, and I finally started to appreciate and celebrate myself.

Really, I don't care if people think I'm too skinny. This is my body. If they don't like it, screw it.

I feel very comfortable in my own skin. When someone makes jokes about me being heavy, it makes me mad. It's not true. I'm right where I should be.

As long as you smile, have sparkly eyes and stick your shoulders back, nobody's going to notice your bum or your waist or your feet, for that matter.

I absolutely don't care about my looks and I'm so used to them that I wouldn't change a thing. I would end up missing my defects.

I like what I see in the mirror. I liked what I saw in the mirror before. It just didn't work in a bikini. And now it does. So I'm excited!

The only things I really love about myself physically are my ankles and my hair.

I always had a weight thing and felt bad about it, but in New Jersey, I felt like I got attention, and even when I felt bad or chubby, I didn't feel like I a freak.

We all hate on ourselves way too much, and there are so many people who think they have to look like those women on TV. That's so unreasonable. Everybody is supposed to be a different size. And if I can just be confident in myself, then I'll look better. It's quantum physics!

Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial.

It's true that you need much time to get rid of the fat girl you once were, but you know I am sincerely grateful for my buttocks.

My whole thing with the whole weight situation is - it is what it is. It's never been my identity.