Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Caryn Elaine Johnson, known professionally by her stage name, Whoopi Goldberg, is an American actress, comedian, and television host. She has been nominated for 13 Emmy Awards for her work in television, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Oscar, and a Tony Award. She was the second black woman in the history of the Academy Awards to win an acting Oscar...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth13 November 1955
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
We're born with success. It is only others who point out our failures, and what they attribute to us as failure.
All I really want to do is just keep acting, and some of it will stink, and some of it will be really good, and maybe when I'm 85 and presenting an Oscar like Bette Davis did, I can look back and say, 'It was okay, I did all right.'
I don't have pet peeves like some people. I have whole kennels of irritation.
It you want to be somebody, If you want to go some where, you've got to wake up and pay attention
Children are a quality of life ... when our children are happy, then we are better as human beings.
When I was doing ensemble theater and comedy work, I felt I had some talents. But when I started doing my shows in Berkeley and found that I could be funny on my own, I was shocked.
Normal is in the eye of the beholder.
I used my imagination to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be.
Now, I've always known that there were bullies in the world. We've seen a lot of it in politics lately as well as in daily life. You see it where people who may be stronger, or bigger, or better with verbiage than other folks... show off. To me, that's what bullying is, showing off. It's saying, I'm better than you, I can take you down. Not just physically, but emotionally.
I always wore sneakers when I wanted to. It was always about being comfortable and being myself.
Should I be worried about being a slave and being returned to slavery? Because certain things happened in the Constitution that had to change.
If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of twenty million full-time volunteers.
Normal is just a cycle on the washing machine.
I've learned to take time for myself and to treat myself with a great deal of love and respect, because I like me.. I think I'm kind of cool.