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 have witnessed things the ancients would have called miracles, but they are not miracles. They are the products of someone's dream, and they happen as the result of hard work.
There are roles I am never considered for. Meryl Streep roles, let's say. Why not? I really wanted to do 'Ironweed,' for example, because the depression era in this country was one of the best for multiracial people, because everybody was poor. Everybody lived in the tents, and under buildings, and under gratings, together.
The Africans know I'm not an African. I'm an American.
If You don't like Gay Marriage, Don't Marry a Gay Person.
I think the idea that you know who your inner self is on a daily basis, because... you know. What's good for you 25 years ago may not be good for you now. So, to keep in touch with that, I think that's the first ingredient for success. Because if you're a successful human being, everything else is gravy, I think.
There are times when I haven't been proud of America or really proud. But there have been times that I've been incredibly proud of the country.
And I don't believe that I have to stay on one side of the fence or the other. I don't believe that there is any good career move or bad career move. I believe there are only the things that make me happy.
I don't have to be bam, bam, bam, funny when I'm working. I can tell stories, and there's some funny in them.
When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks feel like little nudges.
If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of 20 million full-time volunteers.
I don't have pet peeves; I have whole kennels of irritation.
It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're willing to accept the consequences of doing what you want to do.
(Walker) told black women that they don't have to be less than they are capable of being. I try to uphold that standard.
When I listen to these women, it makes what I thought were my hard knocks now feel like little nudges.