Amber Riley Quotes.
What is the use in being a celebrity if you can’t use the platform to help?
I’m not going to conform, and hurt myself, and do something crazy to be a size 2.
I worked at Ikea as a customer service rep for two years and loved it.
Everyone needs a creative outlet to express themselves, and the arts in school provides that.
Not having a private life is hard.
I don’t ever feel like anybody knows who I am.
I always say as a celebrity you have two choices – you can be a celebrity, or you can be a role model. You can choose to just go to parties and do the red carpets and all that, or you can choose to be an example to these people.
I dreamed really big when I was little.
I’ve always been comfortable with my size.
As a kid, I was super skinny.
I never wanted to play a character that hated herself. I wanted people to know that those aren’t the only roles for people like me, normal girls.
I’m a healthy person.
My friends tell me I’m the most boring celebrity they know! A typical night for me is at home in California or watching movies in my pyjamas.
Treat your body like you would treat a friend.
My parents always instilled knowing that your beautiful, that your fearfully and wonderfully made, and that you know who you are.
I auditioned for ‘American Idol’ at 17. They told me, ‘No.’
Being the person I am, you know, the size I am, being a woman, being a black woman, there’s not a lot of roles for us.
I’m a little bit of a germophobe – not that bad!
As long as you are being true to yourself, you will always find happiness.