Being an actress wasn't a plan at all, so what's happened to me is very strange. Life isn't very normal, even though I'm still very much a normal girl. I ride the subway, I ride the bus, and all of that.

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• Gabourey Sidibe:

  I'm not a big fan of doing what my mother wants me to do, like any daughter.

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• Gabourey Sidibe:

  I think people look at me and don't expect much. Even though, I expect a whole lot.

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• Gabourey Sidibe:

  All my life, people have made fun of the way I speak. I guess because a lot of my vocabulary is mad

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• Gabourey Sidibe:

  I love the way I look. I'm fine with it. And if my body changes, I'll be fine with that.

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  Well, I'm certainly glad that I was nominated for an Oscar. There is certainly a respect that comes