Quotes About Self-image

There is this idea of a perfect dance body - which I don't have. I'm lucky that I'm not the exact opposite of the ideal, but I don't have amazing feet, perfect hyperextension, or really flexible legs.

Of the opposite sex, I have the moustache and, in general, the face.

I'm fat, and I support fat celebrities, like Oprah.

I went blonde in high school and it was so bad. My complexion and blonde gave that orange look.

I want people to think I'm sexy, but to know also that I've got an ordinary body and not feel intimidated.

We never see ourselves as others see us.

When you look in the mirror, your 'appearance,' that outer you, is what you see first.

There are days when I feel confident, and I feel like, 'OK, this outfit looks nice, I look good, I'm in shape.' But I'm never going to walk out the house trying to be sexy, because that to me is cheesy and not attractive.

I've never been naturally fashion conscious. I'm the kind of person who sees a whole outfit in a magazine, runs out and buys it but looks like a clown.

L.A. fashion is like lip injections. That confuses me. That's become not just a thing. It's become fashion, part of your outfit. But hey, to each his own.

I wear black because I'm a large lady, and I have many exact replicas of the same black outfit.

At school my boobs were bigger than all my friends' and I was afraid to show them. Now, I feel they make my outfits look better. They're like an accessory.

I don't read reviews, and I try not to read articles about me. It taints your outlook: if you believe the good things, you've got to believe the bad things, too.

Believe it or not, I loved my Jheri curl and thought it was beautiful on me. It actually made my hair grow like crazy. What they didn't tell you back then was that once you get the Jheri curl, there's no way of getting rid of it, so when I was over it, I ended up having to cut off all my hair and start all over again.

Weight was a big thing for me to overcome.

I had to overcome the name Rock. If I'd been as hip then as I am now, I would have never consented to be named Rock.

I am fine with the fact that some of my hair is gray. If it was all gray overnight, that would be a scary thing.

For someone to say I am overweight is completely ridiculous.

Certainly I'm not overweight. I'm the perfect weight for my height.

I just don't like being overweight.

When I came to Mumbai seven years back, I used to hate the fact that I am overweight.

Draco's not really a bully. He's not exactly the biggest, strongest guy in the world. He's more a rich, snobby person. He thinks of himself as really cool.

Eva Wilt got to her feet and stood with the rain running down her face and as she stood there the illusions that had sustained her through the week disappeared. She saw herself as a fat, silly woman who had left her husband in pursuit of a glamour that was false and shoddy and founded on brittle talk and money.

Food is a fairly significant aspect of my life. I have struggled mightily with food. With my weight. And I'm conscious of it. So I have a sensitivity to people who struggle with their weight.