Whoopi Goldberg (Caryn Elaine Johnson) Quotes
[On lightweight movies:] Fun movies. They were never meant to cure cancer, only to take away the mind.
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I just keep it simple. Watch the ball and play it on merit.
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I just feel like I'm such a normal person in an industry that is so chaotic and crazy. I am what I am, and I can't change it. And I don't want to change it.
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I do have a sister - I have two sisters.
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Tony Blair is not a villain, but he's played the part very well.
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In March 1943, my parents, four-year-old sister and I were interned with other foreign civilians at Lunghua camp, a former teacher training college outside Shanghai, where we remained until the end of August 1945.
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My mother had early-onset Alzheimer's, and it took her four years to die. She was only 44; I was 14.
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Most actors hate watching their own films because all you can see is the glaring mistakes, your own tricks and ticks.
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It turns out that American Express honors recurring payments even if the vendor is unable to supply an accurate card number and expiration date. An Amex phone representative said this is a feature, not a bug, which makes sure my bills are paid.
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No, I'm so well-known at home I think they think of me like a piece of comfortable furniture that's always been around that they're not going to throw out.
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Being effective at social media, whether for business or personal use, means capturing people who have short attention spans. They're only a click away from a picture of a funny cat, so you have to make your thing more compelling than that cat. And that can be a high bar.
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I think I had a more European outlook about the body and sex. The body is in no way dirty, and sex is something beautiful to give to and share with a lover. It has nothing to do with promiscuity, because I only believe in being in love with one man at a time.
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I think it's an impulse for human beings to want to suffer less, and we're kind of addicted to comfort at all costs - at least, I am.
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With 'Durable Goods,' I meant only to write about being an army brat. What emerged was a story about compassion - the need for it, the expression of it.
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I lived a dual life, and when my dual life exploded, I began to feel much happier.
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'Secret' is about intimacy between two people and the connection you have with someone that goes beyond words.
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When you say 'Monster Trucks,' people don't think monsters inside of trucks.
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I'm an investor in a lot of things that have to do with human-computer interaction.
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The opportunity to be able to tell long-form character stories is something that TV affords and is therefore a terrain that a lot of filmmakers are interested in exploring.
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Always look out for the little notes˘like minorities.
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Life is so fast. And I still remember when I came up to the big leagues and played as if it were yesterday. Time flies.
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As soon as we do, I'd be glad to comment on it.
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For what is glory but the blaze of fame?
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I would like to see more new productions of new material by new composers/lyricists/book writers. I would like to see people take more chances. I think because everything costs so much they're not taking the chances they used to.
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[On lightweight movies:] Fun movies. They were never meant to cure cancer, only to take away the mind.
