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
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.
For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.
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.
I don't really view communism as a bad thing.
I'd like somebody to get rid of the death tax. That's what I want. I don't want to get taxed just because I died. I just don't think it's right. If I give something to my kid, I already paid the tax. Why should I have to pay it again because I died?
I don't look like Halle Berry. But chances are she's going to end up looking like me.
I want Carl Sagan to explain the sky to me.
When I was 9 years old, Star Trek came on...
My family is Jewish, Buddhist, Baptist and Catholic. I don't believe in man-made religions.
If I was doing a talk show, I would do the kind of show that comes on just once a month, with amazing guests.
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.
You know what? I think the American people are a little pissed, and I think they're pissed at both parties - I think they're really pissed at both parties - and it will be reflected during election time...
I grew up in a time when it would never have occurred to anyone to tell me there was anything I couldn't do.
[On lightweight movies:] Fun movies. They were never meant to cure cancer, only to take away the mind.