Gabourey Sidibe
Gabourey Sidibe
Gabourey Sidibeis an American actress who made her acting debut in the 2009 film Precious, a role that brought her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. From 2010 to 2013, she was a main cast member of the Showtime series The Big C. Sidibe co-starred on the television series American Horror Story: Coven as Queenie and American Horror Story: Freak Show as Regina Ross, and later reprised her role as Queenie in American Horror Story: Hotel. She...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth6 May 1983
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I can flip my tongue over. Only one in 10,000 people can. I learned that at Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Precious, she gets hit by life so many different ways and so many times, but she doesn't yield to it. She continues to get up and she continues to struggle for a better life.
The thing about Precious, she's so far from a Hollywood character. She's so honest and real, I definitely felt like I knew her.
One of my personal plights in this business is about playing 'The Sassy Black Girl.'
I'm just a girl from Harlem who ended up in the right place at the right time.
While 'Precious' isn't a real person, it's someone's story, and it's too many peoples' story.
I hate Twitter. I think it's disgusting. It's ridiculous that you as a stranger can type something to me, and I see it. Technology has gone too far...
Representation is very important to everyone, but especially to girls like me, and people like me, whether it be because of my body, because of my race, because of my skin color, because of my awkwardness or where I come from.
I wanted to be a psychologist. You know, I thought that's what I'd be doing and it just goes to show you that, if you tell God your plans, He will laugh in your face.
I'm really, really happy with what I do for a living. I mean, that's what I consider work, like being on set, bringing a character to life and, you know, working with other actors and directors and stuff.
The best thing about having my very first audition lead me to an Oscar nomination means that I don't have to struggle the rest of my career to be nominated for an Oscar, to prove that I'm a great actress, because I've already done it. Now I can do things that just make me happy.
Just relax. When I was younger, I made myself the victim of catastrophic thinking. Anything that went wrong was the end of the world. But as I've gotten older, I've learned to stop myself and say, 'Hey babe, calm down. Tomorrow there will be sun.'
I live my life because I dare. I dare to show up when everyone else might hide their faces and hide their bodies in shame.
All we need to do is pay attention to ourselves and pay attention when somebody gives you a compliment based on something that you do naturally. Then that lets you know that that's your talent. I mean, talents come in so many different sizes, so many different colors, so many different ways.