Jennifer Holliday Quotes

When I was with Geffen Records, I weighed almost 400 pounds. The label told me that I had a great voice but wasn't marketable having a weight image.

Almost everything I do is related to being fat.

I don't really know why I'm not thinner than I am.

What do they want me to do, get lipo? I'm just big boned. There's nothing I can do.

I've talked to so many people, men and women alike, that get overweight and their self-esteem just goes in the tank. They think they're judged. They think they're unattractive.

I love the way my weight fluctuates in the newspapers. It was 18 stone and then people look at a bad picture of me and add a few more stone on. I think the highest was 22 stone.

I'm no stranger to weight issues. I've had cellulite since I was about nine years old. I have enjoyed the uber support of Spanx many times.

I'm kind of fat.

Being too thin. Being bigger. I've been criticized for being on both sides of the scale.

One of the biggest struggles of my life is my weight. My weight is always going up and down, and I'm always fighting that, and I think that no matter what I do, I'm never going to look good enough to everybody else.

Being fat worked, and I think that was what was confusing for me for a long time in my career.

I was just sick of being fat, you know? You get sick of it. It just really, it's a tiring lifestyle to have.

My weight is this permanent topic that just doesn't fade away. Most days, I am fine with people talking about it. That doesn't bother me as much as how people use the fact to promote their own ventures.

I worry I look posh and fat. I can't do anything about posh - I'm accentless - but I've spent 20 years battling my weight.

My family, doctors, and society at large were constantly telling me that I was too heavy, that I needed to exercise more, that I should be smaller.

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

The truth is, I like my body more when it's thinner. I have a range of jeans, and I'm happier in the smaller ones. But I don't have the same drive to get into those jeans. I'm not going to change my day to get there, whereas I used to.

I figured being fat was my destiny.

Yes, some people say to me you're too skinny, but never a skinny person says that to me, only people who could lose a few pounds say that.

I'm fat! There's nothing else to call it.

I consider anybody who weighs over 200 pounds fat, and time was when I could not refrain from telling such people so.

Once I started looking for a record deal, I had a trainer. And the trainer told me that I would never sell a record if I didn't lose weight.

When you struggle with weight, it's not an internal struggle... it's literally an external struggle, and everyone sees it.

I just don't like being overweight.

I was overweight when I went to school. In fact, I was overweight when I left, just taller. Fatty Cavill was the nickname. I mean, no one wants to be Fatty Cavill.