I'm fighting the label of 'Black' actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes, especially people who are making movies.
Whoopi Goldberg
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- You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck.
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- When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like a wildfire.