You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck.

Quote by Whoopi Goldberg

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Sitting at the table during Color Purple and looking up and suddenly realizing I was...

Sitting at the table during Color Purple and looking up and suddenly realizing I was...

I want Carl Sagan to explain the sky to me.

I want Carl Sagan to explain the sky to me.

Normal is in the eye of the beholder.

Normal is in the eye of the beholder.

I grew up in a time when it would never have occurred to anyone to...

I grew up in a time when it would never have occurred to anyone to...

An actress can only play a woman. I'm an actor, I can play anything.

An actress can only play a woman. I'm an actor, I can play anything.

I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically...

I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically...

It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're...

It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're...

If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of 20...

If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of 20...

When I started, I knew I didn't fit any visual that anyone was going to...

When I started, I knew I didn't fit any visual that anyone was going to...

You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.

You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.

When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind...

When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind...

I don't really view communism as a bad thing.

I don't really view communism as a bad thing.

Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.

Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.

Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's...

Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's...

I don't have pet peeves, I have whole kennels of irritation.

I don't have pet peeves, I have whole kennels of irritation.

When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks...

When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks...

I'm fighting the label of Black actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes,...

I'm fighting the label of Black actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes,...

I am an artist, art has no color and no sex.

I am an artist, art has no color and no sex.

Born ham, that's basically me.

Born ham, that's basically me.

I don't look like Halle Berry. But chances are, she's going to end up looking...

I don't look like Halle Berry. But chances are, she's going to end up looking...