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Chubby Quotes

Chubby quotes here come from people looking back on childhood, when a stray comment about knees or an awkward growth spurt shaped how they saw themselves for years. Read together, they treat being chubby as just one label among many, not a lasting verdict on anyone.

These chubby quotes look back at childhood body image and how one offhand comment can stay with a person, told About years later.

I was a chubby kid.

Quotes by Adam Scott

You have to ask yourself if you want to be the kind of actress who's interesting, or the kind of actress who's meant to play the pretty-but-uninteresting wife of a chubby guy on a network sitcom.

Quotes by Wendi McLendon-Covey

I was born tall. I was awkward and gangly. Before that, I was a really chubby elementary school kid. I've always been sort of a physical abnormality.

Quotes by Timothy Simons

I was quite short and chubby until I was 14, when I shot up.

Quotes by Rajiv Ouseph

About Quotes

I've been chubby, I've been skinny, I've been considered ugly, I've been considered cute... It runs the gamut and all of those things are very humbling.

Quotes by Michelle Beadle

A bloke once yelled out: 'You've got chubby knees.' I was 19. I've had a real complex about my knees ever since.

Quotes by Mel Giedroyc

I grew up a chubby girl. I had two brothers. My parents loved us, they just fed us whatever we wanted.

Quotes by Meghan Trainor

I was a short, chubby kid, pretty shy.

Quotes by Matthew Lewis

I'd be up for the 'Bond' theme, and I'd put my name forward for the lead role. If they want a wee, chubby guy from Scotland, then I'm their man.

Quotes by Lewis Capaldi

Advice Quotes

Why would you want a picture with a wee, chubby guy from Bathgate? I just don't understand my appeal.

Quotes by Lewis Capaldi

I'm just a wee, chubby boy that happens to sing songs.

Quotes by Lewis Capaldi

I was obsessed with Chubby Checker and old dances, like the twist.

Quotes by Laurieann Gibson

I went through awkward, chubby, total weirdo phases.

Quotes by Kesha

Jerry Springer' is just kind of the chubby, redneck version of throwing Christians to the lions.

Quotes by Hal Sparks

Always Quotes

It's funny how a chubby kid can just be having fun, and people call it entertainment!

Quotes by Garth Brooks

I was a little bit chubby when I was a kid.

Quotes by Dexter Scott King

I think little chubby dogs are the cutest.

Quotes by Darci Lynne Farmer

Growing up, I was the awkward, chubby kid. I had a few close friends, but I was the first one to be bullied.

Quotes by Dan Amboyer

I was quite chubby, so when I started dancing professionally I had to work hard to stay slim.

Quotes by Craig Revel Horwood

Dance Quotes

Chubby Checker changed the dance floor.

Quotes by Chubby Checker

Frequently Asked Questions

How can casting choices affect how actresses feel about body image?
One quote reflects on being typecast as the chubby, uninteresting wife role, raising questions about how appearance shapes the parts actresses get offered.
Can childhood body image shape someone's identity later in life?
One quote recalls being a chubby elementary school kid and feeling like a physical abnormality, a memory that stayed with them well into adulthood.
Is being called chubby or skinny a lasting label?
One quote lists being chubby, skinny, ugly, and cute at different times, calling the whole range humbling rather than treating any single label as permanent.
Can one offhand comment about appearance really stick with someone?
Yes. One quote recalls a stranger's comment about chubby knees at age 19 leaving the speaker with a real complex about their knees ever since.
What other quotes pair well with chubby quotes?
Browse our Advice quotes collection for more on self-acceptance and body image.

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