Gail Porter Quotes

I get an abundance of e-mail every day, some say 'dear Richard, can you call my husband, he weighs 400 pounds...' or 'my 14-year-old is 200 pounds...' or 'I just got divorced, no one wants me, I am 500 pounds.' So I pick up the phone and I call people.

When you don't have a support system, and you're constantly being bullied for who you are, and you begin to not accept yourself for who you are, it's a distraction from schoolwork. It's a distraction from learning and from growing.

When people say 'You're so beautiful' it makes me want to kill myself! As an actress you want to be seen for what you do, for the characters you can play, otherwise I'd be a model.

I suffer from an amazing amount of insecurities, and I'm grateful that my body image, it's normally not something I pay attention to.

I want to be a positive role-model for my daughter. The last thing I want to put out there is that it's acceptable to be too thin or have an eating disorder because you're in Hollywood.

It's hard enough as a kid these days to feel normal and just try to fit in. To be a diabetic is just a dramatic thing to go through.

I do not think about being beautiful. What I devote most of my time to is being healthy.

I'm much more accepting of myself. A lot of my body issues have naturally settled down.

I still got my hair, I'm not fat.

If a man or woman has something redone it is because he or she can no longer live with that part of their body, it is no longer bearable. Either they get help and find the strength to fight or they proceed with the act.

A lot's riding on 'Dune,' and my friends in Seattle realize what's happening if I freak out a bit. They accept whatever I happen to be, and they tell me when I'm slipping out of Kyle. They call me the 'God Emperor of the Universe.'

I don't get hung up on weight.

I've long struggled with my body image and have worked hard to achieve a healthy weight.

I try not to worry about my appearance as much as possible.

I try not to be neurotic; I try to create and present healthy body image.

I'm trying to stop focusing on my flaws and appreciate what I love about my body.

If you're not happy about how you look, you have to question how much self-love you have.

I like myself a lot more than I used to. I had a very difficult time in my twenties especially. It was hard for me to look in the mirror and find something that I liked about myself.

I have been a depressed kid. I wanted to lead a quiet life, never wanted to be an actor.

I've been told that I'm incompetent, socially retarded, maladjusted. I still know that I couldn't function in reality. Los Angeles is a good place for me.

I feel like there's more to life then worrying about the way that you look.

Stressing out over how you look, what you're wearing, or when you're getting home is not worth it.

The better I feel about my body, the better I feel about my game.

I really just want to change the way women think about themselves. A lot of young girls are quite lost.

It's hard for every girl to accept their body. This is something that I try to work on every day to set a good example.