Gabrielle Union quotes

Gabrielle Union is an American actress, author, and activist recognized for her dynamic roles in film and television. Her breakout performances include "Bring It On," "Bad Boys II," and the series "Being Mary Jane." She has also become an influential voice for social justice and women's rights. Here are 55 of her quotes:

When someone who loves and cares about me compliments me, I feel more glamorous than when the flashbulbs are going off on the red carpet.

Gabrielle Union

I like directors who have worked as actors. They know the experience.

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You have to be resilient.

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Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.

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Boys are so much drama.

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In Hollywood, marriages are kind of expected to fail.

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I love horses.

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We all have to let go of the Prince Charming complex and realize he doesn't necessarily exist in the package we assume he'll come in.

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I date, but the person I date most is myself, unfortunately.

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I was always in the popular crowd, but I really had atrocious teeth. I was encouraged to 'do well in school, 'cause no one's going to marry you!'

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I think there's a lot of things that occur within the African-American community, that we would prefer to stay within the African-American community - that we get a little nervous when you start having scenes or dialogue that we know is going to be viewed and heard on a national or global scale.

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I drink a gallon of water a day.

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My mom is painfully sweet; she's from Nebraska.

Gabrielle Union

I just kind of assumed that you do a movie and then you leave and you hop onto the next thing. I never thought that people are actually buddies.

Gabrielle Union

Drama can feel like therapy whereas comedy feels like there's been a pressure and a weight lifted off of you. You come to work and you laugh all day, you go home and you feel light and there's a certain feeling when you're sitting with the audience and they leave after 90 minutes and it's just pure escapism and they're happy.

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I just thought acting would be something to help out with my student loans, but my first year as an actress, I made more money than my parents. That's when I realized it could turn into a career. After that, I put everything I had into it.

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Sometimes it's not even a role that's specifically written for a woman. It could be a role written for a white man or Asian man, or Latino. If it's something that I feel I could do well, I go after it. Especially if it's nothing that has to be gender or race specific, I'm all over it.

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Reality TV looks more like America than movies do.

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I don't get enough sleep so I always have undereye bags.

Gabrielle Union

You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night.

Gabrielle Union

I think if we open ourselves to all different kinds of men and all groups, we find a lot more opportunities to love.

Gabrielle Union

When you want a break from dogs, and you take them to the kennel to the stars, no one thinks you're a bad pet owner. But when you have kids, you can't drop them off for three weeks without someone calling Child Protective Services!

Gabrielle Union