Jennifer Hudson

“I'm just not a shoe girl.”

“My mother was a very wise and strong person.”

“Don't block your blessings. Don't let doubt stop you from getting where you want to be.”

“Well, I don't really eat cereal that much because on Weight Watchers it's not worth the points.”

“Even though I am extremely blessed to have accomplished many of my goals at such a young age, I am still reaching, still striving.”

“I don't believe in doing things just to do them.”

“When I'm acting I don't sing, and when I'm recording I'm not acting.”

“When you're shopping you forget about eating!”

“I didn't even know I was considered plus-size until I was on the red carpet here in L.A. one day and a lady said, 'How do you feel about being a plus-sized girl in Hollywood?' I was like, 'What's she talking about?'”

“I've always had a love for making things my own.”

“I actually stopped working out because I don't want to lose my jelly.”

“It's one thing to lose weight, but it's another thing to eat healthy.”

“I accept any challenge.”

“Going jogging makes me feel powerful and free - like Rocky!”

“When you hear my music and you feel the emotion, it's real. When you see me in a film and you see a tear, it's real.”

“Everything I see, I now see through a mother's eyes.”

“When people said Africa would change me, I didn't understand what they meant. To see the poverty in the townships, for instance, is overwhelming. I found it heart-wrenching to see young children walking barefoot and hungry in the dirt. I'm the kind of person who wants to change the world right here and now, so I got frustrated.”

“I want to be around for a long time, singing and making albums and movies.”

“I don't believe in overdoing myself.”

“I'm proud to represent the average woman.”