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Jennifer Holliday
Profession : Actress
Birth : October 19, 1960
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I continually still fight every day for my life, not only still battling mental health problems but battling multiple sclerosis, which also has depression as one of its side effects.
Jennifer Holliday
I always tell people, 'It'll get greater later' meaning that sometimes we have to pass through whatever it is. We know that we can get through it because others have.
Jennifer Holliday
I'm a Broadway baby! So, therefore, I started in the theater.
Jennifer Holliday
I am, you know, really fighting for myself and my life. And I think the message that I could give to anybody is that it's never too late to start your life again and dream new dreams.
Jennifer Holliday
I had ballooned out to close to 400 pounds at one point. And in the '80s, we were just beginning to get on video and disco. So therefore, I did not fit in, and my record company let me go because they said, 'Look, you're just not marketable enough with the weight problem.'
Jennifer Holliday
I was privileged to know the late, great Miss Etta James, and I did get a chance to spend some time with her and hang out with her.
Jennifer Holliday
A lot of times we base everything just on our immediate circumstance. We don't see a big picture for our lives. We don't love ourselves. We don't have a way of kind of gauging the future.
Jennifer Holliday
The music industry is a very rough industry. Many years ago, I think it was even rougher in the sense that a lot of it was predicated on image.
Jennifer Holliday
The biggest thing I've had to overcome was clinical depression. Your mind is the most powerful weapon you have once you can get control of your mind... I had to stop hearing the negative voices where Jennifer was not worthy of love or living.
Jennifer Holliday
The LGBT Community was mostly responsible for birthing my career, and I am deeply indebted to you... You have loved me faithfully and unconditionally, and for so many years you provided me with work even though my star had long since faded.
Jennifer Holliday
The gay community has been so faithful and good to me.
Jennifer Holliday
A lot of my die-hard fans think I have a lot of hits, but I don't.
Jennifer Holliday
I'm not like Stephanie Mills or Whitney Houston with actual hits. My fans think everything I did was a hit.
Jennifer Holliday
I have been blind. I have been paralyzed. But each day, if I wake up, then I know He's left me here for a reason, and I have to say yes. And I have to get up. And I have to make the best of that day.
Jennifer Holliday
Haven't a lot of us just missed at a lot of things and thought that we wouldn't have another chance at it? So we give up early.
Jennifer Holliday
I have health challenges, I have life challenges, just like everyone else.
Jennifer Holliday
A lot of times we base everything just on our immediate circumstance. We don't see a big picture for our lives. We don't love ourselves. We don't have a way of kind of gauging the future, so we count it lost.
Jennifer Holliday
I know that the music industry has changed, but I'd love it if Adele and John Legend would write me songs.
Jennifer Holliday
Either you can sing, or you can't.
Jennifer Holliday
When I was suffering with depression, people weren't talking about depression. It had a stigma.
Jennifer Holliday
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