Whoopi Goldberg (Caryn Elaine Johnson) Quotes
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I'm an actor; I want to play roles, not a role.
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Whatever you want to do in the industry, do it on the smallest level at first. If you want to be a writer, write a screenplay in your house. If you want to be an actor, put on a one-man show. If you want to be a stand-up comedian, go to an open mic.
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I get motivated by the fact people are following me, that they want a photo or say 'vamos' or 'Canelo.'
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We could have gone with much bigger labels and more money, but we wanted to go with a company that is LA based, all in the same building, and really understands what the artists want.
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In my 20s, I wanted to be hot; now I want to be healthy.
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I'm supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime, and I want to continue to do that.
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My favorite animal is a polar bear. They're going extinct, and I really don't want that to happen.
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When you want something very dearly, you make the time.
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My parents would always say, 'It doesnt' matter if it's a guy picking up the garbage or the President of the United States, treat everybody as you would want to be treated.
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I don't want to privatise part of the parliament, like some people in Russia.
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I want to describe the psychological state of the people in a certain city.
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Well, every time I get ready to do a job I want to lose weight.
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I really like boats. If you want to go somewhere, you just take your house with you.
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I'm just observing. I don't ever want people to think I'm preaching at them or wearing them out.
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I want to do stories that inspire people.
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I didn't want to fall into the trap of complacency.
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If I weren't a performer, I would be still be writing and songwriting. Plus, I also really want to get into producing.
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If I'm going to produce something, it's going to be with somebody I think is special. Once I go beyond a handful of directors, like Scorsese, there are very few I want to work with.
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As a storyteller, when you're writing a movie and when you're directing, you want to keep people entertained. That's the whole point, right? It has to be entertaining.
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I don't want my kid to hear any of the albums that I've made.
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I often have said to people that there are really two cities in the country where the outlook is always forward-looking - there is never really a backward-looking tendency. My banking work has taken me out to Palo Alto, what is commonly called Silicon Valley. And you sense out there is always a forward-looking outlook. And New York City.
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I never wanted to be famous. I always wanted to take famous photographs.
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One of the most common reasons people renovate their homes is a change in their lifestyle - an upcoming wedding, a new baby, or grown children moving away.
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Just call me black, if you want to call me anything.
