Mo'Nique is so full of love. I've been describing her as the tree in 'Pocahontas.' She's so wise and loving. She is just everything.

When it's time to film and to actually take on the role of Precious, I felt an immense responsibility to do it justice.

I think you think that phone sex is about getting the caller off, but it's about keeping the caller on. It's about leading with your personality and making sure that they're still listening to you and that they're still interested in you because you cannot make money when they hang up.

Plenty of times, I haven't been able to wear certain clothes because they didn't come in my size.

People always ask me, 'You have so much confidence. Where did that come from?'. It came from me. One day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. I wear colors that I really like, I wear makeup that makes me feel pretty, and it really helps. It doesn't have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see.

Your body is your temple, it's your home, and you must decorate it.

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