Quotes About Self-acceptance

I'm neither sexy nor a star.

I wanted to be Jon Bon Jovi and Bono. But I'm not that cool. I don't need to be. I'm not a rock star. I am who I am.

I knew that with a mouth like mine, I just hadda be a star or something.

Initially I used to find it very awkward when people used to turn back and stare, but now I am used to it and love all the attention.

The way my body works, people are always going to stare at me. It's just human nature.

What I'd like to get across is try your best to be yourself. I realize there are those who are much further along than you are; there are stars, but learn to be who you are and to play yourself. Be confident in that fact.

I've been playing old parts forever. I play 93 quite often. When you've done it more than once, you take the hint. I think it's a great burden if you're one of those fantastic stars who've always been beautiful; then I think it's hard.

You sort of start to slowly earn more respect from the players. You have to get used to being there and know that you belong. Mentally, that's one of the hardest parts.

I learned to be with myself rather than avoiding myself with limiting habits; I started to be aware of my feelings more, rather than numb them.

When I started modeling, it was like, 'Oh, she's too dark,' and I kind of looked at them like, 'You're too daft.'

The older I get, the more I'm starting to believe in myself. I'm beginning to think of roles that I could do that I would not have allowed myself to think of before, saying: 'That's not for me, that's for the big guns.'

The neck starts to go at 43, and that's that.

I'm not anxious to starve myself. For me, it's not at all sexy to be ultra-thin.

I don't starve myself, and I don't think other people should either.

You can eat anything and everything. You don't have to starve to look good.

Because I cook a lot, I wanted to write a recipe book, really incorporating the message that you don't have to starve yourself to be reasonably skinny.

I don't believe in being a size 0. I don't believe in starving. Women should totally embrace their curves.

While I was never diagnosed with anorexia or bulimia at the time, I've learned that starving myself and bingeing means I had both.

I know I'm in a very appearance-driven industry, but this is who I am, and there's no point starving myself into someone I'm not.

Instead of a woman who is starving herself to be a size 0, give me a healthy woman who is a size 8 or 10 any day.

'Sexy' is a state of mind, and it can come in all shapes and sizes. It is different for every person.

Because Melissa McCarthy actually is a fat woman, she isn't allowed to make brash statements about body acceptance. She has to apologize for her body.

Status doesn't matter; fame doesn't matter. You have to be really, really grounded in who you are and feel good as a person inside.

I will never get to Lady Gaga's status. That's not something I want.