Whoopi Goldberg

Date of Birth:

13-Nov-1955

Nationality:

United States

Profession:

Caryn Elaine Goldberg, popularly known as Whoopi Goldberg, is an American comedian, actor, television show host and author, who is regarded as one of the most accomplished entertainers in Hollywood history. She has won a number of awards in her career for both her work on television as well as on the big screen. She also has the distinction of being the second black woman to have won the ‘Oscar’. Goldberg first tasted mainstream success with the film ‘The Color Purple’ in 1985, directed by Steven Spielberg and she never looked back since. However, she also became one of the most prominent comedians and television show hosts during her illustrious career, which goes to show her versatility as a media personality. Goldberg has been an outspoken personality, who has spoken about a range of subjects starting from politics, show business and racial integration to current affairs, which is why it is not a surprise that there are so many quotable quotes that have been delivered by her over the years. On the other hand, her ready wit and sense of humour has also provided immortal one-liners that would forever be remembered. Here is a collection of some of her most famous quotes and thoughts by Whoopi Goldberg.

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Art and life are subjective. Not everybody's gonna dig what I dig, but I reserve the right to dig it.

We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.

I don't have pet peeves like some people. I have whole kennels of irritation.

The Africans know I'm not an African. I'm an American.

Actors have no color. That's the art form.

I'm as American as Chevrolet.

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.

I have the strangest time to get cast in anything. 'Ghost' was the same thing. Six months I had to wait for them to decide they had seen everybody possible. Why not? What limits me? I'm black? Oh, am I black?

Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.

All I really want to do is just keep acting, and some of it will stink, and some of it will be really good, and maybe when I'm 85 and presenting an Oscar like Bette Davis did, I can look back and say, 'It was okay, I did all right.'

I used my imagination to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be.