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"You see, Mr. Scott? In the water I'm a very skinny lady."
Belle Rosen, The Poseidon Adventure

"I look like an elephant, but I move like a monkey."
Wong Wah Bo, The Prodigal Son

"I'm not a big fat panda. I'm THE big fat panda."

Kidd Chaos: Wow, Entrobe, I didn't know you were so coordinated!
Entrobe: Yo, honey-bun, just 'cause I'm round, doesn't mean I can't get down!

Howard: Why wouldn't I be able to climb a rope? (gasps) It's because you think I-
Randy: No! Nononono! No, it's not that! You're perfect exactly the way you are.

You don't have to be a paranormalist to know what happens to the fabric of our reality when a man shaped like Ivey tries to get acrobatic. By the time he started his second somersault, timekeepers heard a voice say "Zuul."

“You don’t think of him [Kingpin] as being a fighter because you think he’s gonna be slow. This guy is supposed to be 6’7”, like almost 400 pounds so you naturally think he’s gonna be too slow for Dardevil, but actually he’s faster than Daredevil. His speed, quickness, and agility were all things that you would not see in a man my size. So when Daredevil and Kingpin fight, Daredevil is thrown off because Kingpin is just as quick as he is.”
Michael Clarke Duncan talking about his role as The Kingpin, Daredevil

... he was so fat and so light. Just like a balloon. We always think of fat people as heavy, but he could have danced against a sylph.

"Speed and weight!"
Robert "Bob" Richards, Tekken

"You know, for a guy who's just, like a normal, kind of, slightly pudgy Italian plumber, Mario is quite the acrobat. He's got some fucking wildly gifted flippy moves."
Leigh Daniel Avidan, Game Grumps, "Super Mario 64: Scissor Locked - PART 46"

"Taurus was tall as the Cimmerian, and heavier; he was big-bellied and fat, but his every movement betokened a subtle dynamic magnetism, which was reflected in the keen eyes that glinted vitally, even in the starlight."

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