Libba Bray Quotes

I'm not like a gorgeous bombshell or anything like that.

It is almost as stupid to let your clothes betray that you know you are ugly as to have them proclaim that you think you are beautiful.

My eyes are too small, and they're too close together, and I have a pointy nose. But who cares? Who cares?!

Yet I've discovered that how I look is not a function of anything as ephemeral as my hair.

Here's the thing: I'm not beautiful. I mean, I'm a perfectly normal-looking Jewish guy. My face has never been my fortune, nor has my body... physical beauty has never been part of my equation. It's just not on my shopping list.

It's always difficult to see yourself as other people do, but I'm realistic about my appearance. I wasn't born with one of those pretty, pretty faces, so I've never been absorbed with the way I look. I just try to make the most of what I've got.

My face has always been my fortune anyway, not my body.

There are parts of me that I feel are beautiful, but they don't have anything to do with my nose.

I've lived with myself for a very long time, so I'm aware of what I look like. I'm under no false pretense that I'm a stunner, so if somebody comes up and says something about my physical appearance, it's okay.

I'm not obsessed by looks. I think you can become a prisoner of your own image.

If I were old, fat and ugly, I don't know if anybody would be interested in me.

I look OK. I look better in person than I do on film, which is bad because it's how I make my living, but I am not a beauty and on balance I am glad.

It's no one's fault to be born ugly, but, honestly, must it be worn as a symbol of pride?

I knew I had a great figure, but I never regarded myself as beautiful.

What can you do? You're never going to be - I'm sure there are people out there who think Cindy Crawford isn't pretty.

I never considered myself a supermodel or anything like that. I mean, I don't think I'm ugly. I have good days and bad days, and I like when I'm fit and lean and all of those things that any woman likes, but it's not the eye of the hurricane for me.

I changed my thinking on the whole subject of what it is to be attractive. It's fine, but I know that ultimately what I am and who I am is not cheekbones and a jawline, if you catch my drift. I ultimately know that who I am is not directly proportional to abs or straight teeth.

I think my eyes are pretty, but I'm not sure with other parts.

Most people ask me were you always sexy and if I said I was born this way I'd be lying.

My hair was curly, and everyone else's was straight or in micro braids. I didn't have a lot of money, so I shopped at thrift stores. And I'm petite - I never looked shapely. I remember thinking, 'Will I ever have that stereotypical round, full butt that people think most black women have? I had to find another way to feel good about myself.

I think that people put a lot of worth into looks. Unfortunately, there's a standard that so many people look up to that is unrealistic for everyone's body type.

I'm not the ugliest guy in the world.

I do feel pressure to look good. But that's just not going to happen, because I have a double chin, and I can't pose. It's such a struggle.

Everybody knows that I'm not the most beautiful woman in the world.

I don't think what size I am really matters.