17 Quotes & Sayings By Portia De Rossi

Portia de Rossi was born in London, England. She is an Australian actress and model best known for her portrayal of Elaine Benes on the critically acclaimed comedy-drama series, "Arrested Development". As a child actress she came to prominence as the original voice of Miranda in Disney's animated film, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996) and won a Young Artist Award for her performance as Erin Brockovich in the film "Erin Brockovich" (2000). In 2006, she appeared as a guest co-host on "The View" and later became a regular co-host for the show Read more

In 2005 she appeared as a guest judge on "Project Runway." She also starred as herself in two episodes of The Simpsons as herself as well as the character of Ginger McCain on "Scrubs." In 2004 she starred opposite Hilary Duff in the comedy film Cupid's Child and was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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Life can take so many twists and turns. You can’t ever count yourself out. Even if you’re really afraid at some point, you can’t think that there’s no room for you to grow and do something good with your life. Portia De Rossi
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I don't know where this pressure came from. I can't blame my parents because it has always felt internal. Like any other parent, my mother celebrated the A grades and the less-than- A grades she felt there was no need to tell anybody about. But not acknowledging the effort that ended in a less than perfect result impacted me as a child. If I didn't win, then we wouldn't tell anyone that I had even competed to save us the embarrassment of acknowledging that someone else was better. Keeping the secret made me think that losing was something to be ashamed of, and that unless I was sure I was going to be the champion there was no point in trying. And there was certainly no point to just having fun. . Portia De Rossi
Playing roles in any relationship is false and will inevitably...
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Playing roles in any relationship is false and will inevitably lead to the relationship's collapse. Noone can be any one thing all the time. Portia De Rossi
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I wondered if that's what aging felt like. That desire and reality were dueling until the day you die, that nobody every got to a place of peace. I had always wanted to get old so I didn't have to care anymore, but I began to think that it would be best just to skip the getting older part and just die. Portia De Rossi
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The diet industry is making a lot of money selling us fad diets, nonfat foods full of chemicals, gym memberships, and pills while we lose a piece of our self-esteem every time we fail another diet or neglect to use the gym membership we could barely afford. Portia De Rossi
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Healing comes from love. And loving every living thing in turn helps you love yourself. Portia De Rossi
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When it’s quiet in my head like this, that’s when the voice doesn’t need to tell me how pathetic I am. I know it in the deepest part of me. When it’s quiet like this, that’s when I truly hate myself. Portia De Rossi
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You treat me better than I've ever treated myself. Portia De Rossi
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Writing to her, I was no longer lonely... I could tolerate anything as long as I had a notepad and a pen and could pour my heart out to her in these letters. Portia De Rossi
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And dieting, I discovered, was another form of disordered eating, just as anorexia and bulimia similarly disrupt the natural order of eating. "Ordered" eating is the practice of eating when you are hungry and ceasing to eat when your brain sends the signal that your stomach is full.. All people who live their lives on a diet are suffering. If you can accept your natural body weight and not force it to beneath your body's natural, healthy weight, then you can live your life free of dieting, of restriction, of feeling guilty every time you eat a slice of your kid's birthday cake. . Portia De Rossi
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I want to exude strength and intelligence. Portia De Rossi
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I never, ever, restrict food, and I will never go on a diet ever again. Portia De Rossi
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Even if I'm hormonal and I feel like I've got a couple pounds of water weight, I will never starve myself, I will never, ever go on a diet. Portia De Rossi
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The most important thing for me was to never, ever, ever deny it. But I didn't really have the courage to talk about it. I was thinking, The people who need to know I'm gay know. Portia De Rossi
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You live with the fear people might find out. Then you actually have the courage to tell people and they go, I don't think you are gay. It's enough to drive you crazy. Portia De Rossi
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I have to be asked, I guess, but I love the idea of marriage. I think it's beautiful. I'm such a romantic, and I always have been. Portia De Rossi