In my fantasies, I always wanted to play the ingenue, but in reality, in my bones, I am so used to playing the grandmother that I don't feel safe or even sure that I can do it

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

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

In my fantasies, I always wanted to play the ingenue, but in reality, in my bones, I am so used to playing the grandmother that I don't feel safe or even sure that I can do it

I placed over a thousand deaf people in jobs throughout my career working for the deaf.

fashion has always been a little slow in accommodating large women. ... We're not asking for philanthropy here. Wake up, we're fat, we like nice clothes, and we've got cash.

I have lived my life in a culture that hates fat people.