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
Thank you, God, because I am lucky. Also let's face it, it turns out I'm black. And I'm having a career quite different from lots of people, so I feel doubly lucky.
The only argument you can make against having [Confederate] flag as spectacularly shown as it is around the south is the Nazis. I mean, it would be like having the swastika flag...
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 you can handle the fact that people are going to be mad at you when you do what you think is right, you'll be alright.
You couldn't always trust the history books. They told a diluted truth, a truth by committee.
I always wore sneakers when I wanted to. It was always about being comfortable and being myself.
I used my imagination to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be.
I am an artist, art has no color and no sex.
Normal is in the eye of the beholder.
You don't want to think something might be racist, but it might be, because your gut is telling you it is
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 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.
I dig being a mother...
An actress can only play a woman. I'm an actor, I can play anything.