One of the things I did when I was in New York, which has a wonderful deaf community, is I have worked on making Broadway more accessible to deaf people.

Street performers, homemade crafts, keep your wallet in your front pocket and don't buy any crap!

People in this country haven't stopped hating fat people, but they've become more kind to me, since in our culture, even though we hate our fat people, we love our celebrities even more.

Parents know how to push your buttons because, hey, they sewed them on

So to me, fat just seems to be right to the point and the most descriptive way to say it.

My parents have always been offended by my weight, embarrassed maybe. It didn't fit with their sensibilities

When I meet large women who walk with confidence and are articulate and really have an understanding of how they walk in this world, I love them so deeply for being able to overcome such unbelievable odds.