I've been fat since I was seven, and being fat sets you apart.
I never had a desire to be famous... I was fat. I didn't know any fat famous actresses... You know, once a fat kid, always a fat kid. Because you always think that you just look a little bit wrong or a little bit different from everyone else. And I still sort of have that.
I started modeling at 28. I'm 5-feet-7 1/2, and I never went on a diet. I followed what my doctor told me: 'It's good to have a little bit of fat. Your weight is fine. Don't go any lighter.'
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!'
After 'Muriel's Wedding,' I first went to America, and I was sent all these scripts about fat girls overcoming hurdles. Something in me knew not to go down that road, even if it was a good script.
For me, playing a chubby or fat superhero was so special because I would go and watch these movies with my friends and would never see anyone like me. I am excited to be that for other kids who look like me.
I've been fat since fourth grade and bullied for it, but I still knew I couldn't represent every kids' experience.
Uh, stay fat people - That's my motto. It's no picnic!
I'm just happy being dumpy. Dumpy, fat and middle-aged.
You think people hate a fat person? Try a fat person who's trying to get thin.
I think people are way less judgmental about chunky guys.
I call myself a FFP: former fat person, and when you're an FFP, you will always see in yourself what people used to bully you for.
To be honest, I'm shocked the University of Washington's sports teams are called the Huskies. Why haven't the Leftists that run this entire state demanded they be renamed the 'Athletes of Size' so as to not fat shame anyone?
I was fat when I was a kid. I was a little chunkier, but that's boring because everyone was fat when they were a kid, right? Didn't we all go through a chubby stage? Mine maybe lasted a little longer - mine went until, like, the end of high school.
I can't believe I was a fat person for most of my life.
I'm so grateful that I model at a time where 'plus-size' models are being championed, but they're still called 'plus-size' which is actually quite a stigma in itself. It's just healthy, curvy women.
People who are overweight don't want unsolicited advice. Guess what. We know we're fat. We live in homes with mirrors.
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.
No one can make fun of overweight people in front of me!
A big girl once came up to me after a show and said "I think you're fatist." I said "No, no. I think you're fattest."
hope springs eternal, even in the heart of a fat girl.
Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial.
I hope the next actress offered millions to play the 'fat girl for the day' stops to think about this before she signs the contract - even if just to ask, like any professional actress would in any other situation, 'Why does she weigh 350 pounds? And why me for the part?' If the director can't answer these questions, don't do the movie.
After being called cherubic and chubby, I'm rocking a bikini!
I can hear her thunder, she's coming after me, thunder thighs.
