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  • 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
  • The gay community has been so faithful and good to me.
    - 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
  • Usually, if someone wants an inspiring-type number - patriotic, gospel, big love song - then I think you do think of me.
    - Jennifer Holliday
  • When I was with Geffen Records, I weighed almost 400 pounds. The label told me that I had a great voice but wasn't marketable having a weight image.
    - Jennifer Holliday