Whoopi Goldberg Quotes
When talking about critics while on the Queen Latifah show - "You can say whatever you want about me but talk about my daughter and I'll beat your ass up."
"Babe: Pig in the City. Wasn't that the Linda Tripp Story?" -said while she was hosting the 1999 Academy Awards.
"My family is Jewish, Buddhist, Baptist and Catholic. I don't believe in man-made religions."
"I'm a big old egoistical baby and that's okay. I can accept it."
"I told her her I would play a Venetian blind, dirt on the floor, anything." [about
Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple", in which Goldberg eventually played a leading role]
"Actors have no color. That's the art form."
On African-American actors in Hollywood: "I don't know if I'm the one who should be commenting on the situation. I can't complain about the amount of work that's out there. I am black. But I didn't become black yesterday. I'm black and I'm getting the work and I'm doing some good things, but I realize many black actors and actresses are not being given the opportunities. The industry has got to stop thinking in terms of black and white and has to start thinking in terms of who is right, regardless of color, for the role." (1994 interview)
About Star Trek: "I know I'm never going up [for real] in anybody's rocket ship. I know this, because I hate to fly. Gene Roddenberry's vision always included a multi-ethnic group of people. I thought that was pretty amazing. Being on Star Trek has been a great way to sort of expand on the universe and be a part of it." (1994 interview)
On how she got cast in Star Trek: the next generation: "I did it because, frankly, I couldn't get any other work then. I like the show, so I asked if I could be on it. As a matter of fact, I asked twice. The first time, I sent a message to LeVar Burton asking him to tell the producers that I would really like to be on the show. He got the message to the producers and they said, 'Yeah, right. Whoopi wants to do Star Trek.' One of the members [Gates McFadden] left the show and I heard about it, so I approached the show's producers again and said, 'Listen, I don't know if you know it or not, but I've been trying for a long time now to get on this show.' They said LeVar had told them about it and they thought he was kidding. I told them I can't do all the episodes but I would like to do some of them. 'Can I have the job?' They finally said, 'Sure, we'll build you a bar.' And they built me Ten-Forward. I got to go in and be really sage and wear great hats. I also got to hang out with some extraordinary people, like Patrick Stewart, LeVar and Jonathan Frakes." (1994 interview)
On working with the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation: "The connections between us is family. Its just family. And its unshakable, you know. Because you look around and you see a great part of your active adult life. Great part of my active adult life was spent with the cast and crew of Star Trek." (2002 interview from Star Trek: Nemesis)
Nobody ever encouraged me in this business. I encouraged myself. I was a very dull and shy child. I was the last person you would expect to be a success in this business. But I always felt if I kept going something would happen. But I even surprised myself at times. 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.
None of the stuff I've done will ever cure cancer. It's entertainment and some of it has been better entertainment than others. "Ghost" is a good little movie; like "Jumpin' Jack Flash," which I've changed my mind about and am finally able to watch. "Burglar" and "Clara's Heart" are good little movies. There's also a couple I don't care for. "Telephone" read brilliantly but was cockadoo on the screen. I'm also not crazy about "Fatal Beauty;" it could have been a whole lot better. I've done good stuff and bad stuff. That's what careers are all about." (from a 1990 interview)
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