Amber Riley Quotes

My parents always instilled knowing that your beautiful, that your fearfully and wonderfully made, and that you know who you are.

Hollywood is a very hard place to be in. It really is.

When I receive letters from girls that say, 'You give me confidence,' I think, 'Wow, this is amazing.' That's my goal: to let people know it's truly what's on the inside that counts.

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.

I'm a little bit of a germophobe - not that bad!

I've always been comfortable with my size.

Treat your body like you would treat a friend.

I want to encourage young women to stand up for each other and speak up when they see others in a tough situation.

I worked at Ikea as a customer service rep for two years and loved it.

So I want to let women of all sizes out there know, you can do whatever you put your mind to. It doesn't matter what size you are, what color you are, you can do whatever, whatever, whatever you put your mind to!

I don't ever feel like anybody knows who I am.

I'm not going to conform, and hurt myself, and do something crazy to be a size 2.

I dreamed really big when I was little.

I auditioned for 'American Idol' at 17. They told me, 'No.'

Everyone needs a creative outlet to express themselves, and the arts in school provides that.

Not having a private life is hard.

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.

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 haven't personally experienced bullying, but when I was in high school, I had a best friend who became a bully. I took a stand and took it upon myself to separate from her. I couldn't be associated with her because it wasn't the type of person I wanted to be.

I have great friends around me that are positive and I think that's the key to life is making your own path. Set your own rules because there is no set rule, there is no set look, there is no set anything. You make your own rules in your life. You make your own decisions.

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'm a healthy person.