Amber Riley

“I've always been comfortable with my size.”

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

“I love, love, love Michael Jackson.”

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

“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.”

“As a kid, I was super skinny.”

“I'm a healthy person.”

“I am so girly. I love dresses.”

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

“What is the use in being a celebrity if you can't use the platform to help?”

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

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

“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.”

“Back in high school, I went on dates, but I was too focused on my career. My parents were like, 'It's nice to have a boyfriend, but it's even nicer to own your house when you're 21.'”

“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.”

“I dreamed really big when I was little.”

“Not having a private life is hard.”

“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.”

“As long as you are being true to yourself, you will always find happiness.”