For a long time, I really struggled with the idea of being an actor because I really felt that I should be in the Peace Corps.

The character I play is a wonderful compilation of things I hate about myself and things I love about myself and things that I've invented to make her even more interesting than me.

Handsome, thin, sophisticated men often fall madly in love with larger women, we just never see it on TV.

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

Isn't it amazing how celebrity status preempts even the most ingrained hatreds?

It's important to me that I look good on television because, let's face it, I'm single, and you want somebody to watch the show and fall in love with you

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.