I Wish I Could Open A Piece

I Said To My Teacher, 'i Can't Be A Singer Because I'm Not Pretty Enough, And I'm Fat.' And She Looked At Me And Said, 'tell That To Nell Carter, Babe.' That Changed My Life Forever!

We All Seek Approval, And Our Mother's Seal Is Usually The Most Important. The Nitty Gritty Is That We Have To Accept Ourselves, Even If It Is Just To Be Ready For The Next Cut-down. Mom's Blessing Or Not.

I Have Been 130 Lbs. As Well As 215 Lbs. I Have Had Blond, Strawberry Blond, Green, Pink And Purple Hair, And None Of That Has Ever Exempted Me From Having Lewd Comments Flung At Me In The Street.

My Size Has Helped Make Me An Amazing Performer Too. The Cliche Of The Funny Fat Friend: I Absolutely Was That Character - I Am That Character... It's A Complicated Bag Of Tools I Acquired, And I've Put Them All To Work Onstage.

I Have A Lot Of Feminist Idols. My Favorite Thing About Growing Up In Arkansas - Well, Not Favorite But Something I've Always Felt Grateful For - Was That I Really Had To Dig For What I Could. There Was No Internet. There Wasn't Tons Of Feminist Literature Floating Around.