I'm really, really interested in the job of acting. I can really care less about being famous. I'm more about the work, and 'The Big C' was amazing, so I wanted to be a part of it.

All we need to do is pay attention to ourselves and pay attention when somebody gives you a compliment based on something that you do naturally. Then that lets you know that that's your talent. I mean, talents come in so many different sizes, so many different colors, so many different ways.

I used to watch 'Coming to America' every day after school. I have full-on long-running inside jokes with friends and family about different scenes in that movie alone. Also, my brother and I loved 'The Golden Child,' so, yeah: I was a huge fan of Eddie Murphy growing up.

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

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

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

If they hadn’t tried to break me down, I wouldn’t know that I’m unbreakable.