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

- Amber Riley

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.

- Amber Riley

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

- Amber Riley

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

- Amber Riley

I've always been comfortable with my size.

- Amber Riley

I'm a healthy person.

- Amber Riley

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.

- Amber Riley

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

- Amber Riley

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.

- Amber Riley

As a kid, I was super skinny.

- Amber Riley

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

- Amber Riley

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

- Amber Riley

I love, love, love Michael Jackson.

- Amber Riley

I dreamed really big when I was little.

- Amber Riley

Not having a private life is hard.

- Amber Riley

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

- Amber Riley

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.

- Amber Riley

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.'

- Amber Riley

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

- Amber Riley

I love Adele, I want her to be my best friend. She could come to the U.S., live with me and sing to me every morning.

- Amber Riley