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Why not have a motivation beyond me to get to a healthy weight? Every actor does that. We're chameleons. We change; we grow as an actor. You lose weight, you gain weight, you change your hair or whatever.
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My sister's tall, thin, model-esque.
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I am of the thinking that everything happens as it should and when it should.
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At the end of the day... my love for my body... comes from within.
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I have no shame when it comes to making people laugh. I don't care what I look like.
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I'm on this journey to inspire people and to encourage them.
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I'm paving the road for other women and men who know they're destined for greatness, but they don't believe it yet.
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I wanted to entertain and make people laugh. I think it really hit in third grade, but once I was in high school, I joined chamber choir. I wanted to do musical theater, too, but they had rehearsals at the same time. That was a bit of 'Sophie's Choice.'
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Until you love yourself, until you really believe that, you're stopped in your tracks. That's why it's so important to wear what you want to wear and be who you want to be.
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I think everyone has shame about something, whether it's a lack of a relationship with a child or maybe their weight or a lack of communication within their marriage. Everyone can relate to that because we all have something that we're like, 'God, I can work on that,' or, 'I wish I was better at doing this.'
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I'm just kind of in love with Kathy Bates. And Sarah Paulson.
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I know that sounds corny. And I know you've heard it before. But it's really true: We're so much more than our bodies.
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If there was going to be a pioneer of the plus-size girl of my shape on TV, why not me?
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There were times I'd be nervous walking home from elementary school, thinking, 'If that red tag from the power company saying our lights are turned off is on the door handle, I don't know what I'll do.'
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When you listen, as a human being and an actor, you can react authentically.
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I look in the mirror, and I'm a plus-size girl, but I got it going on.
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I wanted to be the female Jim Carrey.
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When I first heard 'Harper's Bazaar' wanted me to be sexy, I was like, 'Who, me?' I knew y'all were edgy, but this is incredible - it's validation.
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My parents divorced when I was eight; I never really knew my dad, and my mom raised my older sister and brother and me alone. It was challenging.
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If I ever end up on the worst-dressed list, it's not going to make me fall apart.
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Being a plus-size actress, it is slim pickings, so anytime any role comes up for a plus-size actress, my agents are all over it, and they were like, 'You have to book this job. It's 'American Horror Story.' It's a big deal.' No pressure, right?
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I kept auditioning, with no savings and no money, credit card debt gaining interest. I went on unemployment. I bought ramen noodles at dollar stores. I never had to - God forbid - live on the streets.
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It can be very hard to find clothing for different body shapes. After all, there are only, what, five companies for plus-size women?
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The way I stand up to bullies is with kindness and love. Because I think that's what they really need. They're misunderstood and probably really upset themselves.