Whoopi Goldberg quotes

Whoopi Goldberg is an American actress, comedian, and television host renowned for her versatility and charisma. Her performances span film, television, and theater, earning her numerous prestigious awards including an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. She has become an influential figure in the entertainment industry and an outspoken advocate for social causes. Here are 77 of her quotes:

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

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When you are kind to someone, you hope they'll remember and be kind tosomeone else and it will become like wildfire.

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

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That's the thing about Mother Nature, she really doesn't care what economic bracket you're in.

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

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We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.

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I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically said. It said you could come from anywhere and be anything you want in this country. That's exactly what I've done.

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The art of acting is to be other than what you are.

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

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Art and life are subjective. Not everybody's gonna dig what I dig, but I reserve the right to dig it.

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Sitting at the table during Color Purple and looking up and suddenly realizing I was acting in front of Steven Spielberg, was pretty cool. It was pretty good.

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We're born with success. It is only others who point out our failures, and what they attribute to us as failure.

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

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Normal is in the eye of the beholder.

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I used my imagination to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be.

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

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

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For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.

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I don't like driving very much. That makes me very unhappy, because I scream a lot in the car, but other than that, life is actually pretty good.

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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.

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I grew up in a time when it would never have occurred to anyone to tell me there was anything I couldn't do.

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Most of all, I dislike this idea nowadays that if you're a black person in America, then you must be called African-American. Listen, I've visited Africa, and I've got news for everyone: I'm not an African. The Africans know I'm not an African. I'm an American. This is my country. My people helped to build it and we've been here for centuries. Just call me black, if you want to call me anything.

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