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It's so weird to turn on a switch and be the role model for all women, for all African-Americans. That doesn't happen that easily. It does not. So I don't act up in public and don't do anything weird, because my sisters are watching me. Not because the world is watching me.

Gabourey Sidibe

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Gabourey Sidibe
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: May 6
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