Roxane Gay Quotes

At the end of the day, we all have issues with our bodies.

I am not too keen on my nose, I don't like my knees, I hate my ankles, I am unsure about my behind, I don't like my legs at all. I am not too sure about my chin, my forehead is a bit dodgy. But, overall, I can live with it.

I definitely look at my body and I go: 'Yuck.'

I do have body-image issues, just like everyone else. I mean, I wish I had bigger boobs. And I hate my butt. I want an onion butt - you know, a butt that'll bring tears to your eyes?

I've been all different shapes and sizes in my lifetime. I started wearing shapewear as a teenager after I did 'Australian Idol.' I had a little tummy, and I was always really quite conscious of that.

We all know what we don't like about our bodies.

Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look.

As a kid I had buck teeth and braces and acne. I hated what I saw. I'm still not comfortable, but that's why I change and adapt the way I look.

I'm not too secure about my looks. They can always change. I was heavy and overweight as a teenager, so it's hard to be cocky or egotistical.

I hated seeing myself on screen. I was full of complexes. I hated my face for a very, very long time.

I never thought that I'd be considered to have a good body. I was bony up top and kind of dumpy on the bottom.

I'm comfortable with my body but I don't like my bum - I think it's too big.

The truth is, I'm not body confident.

I have had a love-hate relationship with my body.

I stayed away from mirrors when I was younger and I didn't like having my picture taken. I was tall and had braces and felt ugly.

I don't have parts of my body that I hate or would like to trade for somebody else's or wish I could surgically adjust into some fantasy version of what they are.

I still don't find myself a very confident person about my looks or my body.

I'm not going to have beautiful curves or Kim Kardashian's body. I just have to accept that.

I don't even like getting my picture taken because I feel terrible about the way I look. I'm so self-conscious about things.

I didn't really have an identity crisis because I really, really knew who I always wanted to be But I definitely had a lot of problems with my body. I was very skinny, and I guess my body was sort of pre-pubescent, but when I grew hips and thighs, I just didn't know where I was in the world. It was weird.

I don't ever wanna blame my body for not being right.

I remember the actor Dale Robertson said he quit acting when he got tired of having to hold his stomach in. I feel that way sometimes.

I don't like my physique. Who does? I was a skinny guy growing up, and I still feel like that same skinny kid.

On a scale of one to 10, I'd rate my body confidence as a good seven. Everyone has their hang-ups, but I see my body as a training tool and I feel good about it.

I always think I look like the Elephant Man - I can't get used to my own image.